Little Girl with a Straw Hat
1892
Berthe Morisot captures a moment of quiet introspection here, painting a young girl whose face is framed by a massive, floppy straw hat and cascading reddish hair. The brushstrokes are delightfully loose and feathery, a hallmark of her late Impressionist style, making the girl's white shawl seem to shimmer and dissolve into the background of bookshelves and mirrors. As a founding member of the Impressionist movement and the only woman to exhibit in their first show in 1874, Morisot brought a unique, intimate perspective to domestic scenes that rivaled her male contemporaries.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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