SHARING WITH ME

Thank you Michel Dheurle When painting and a visitor become one

It was a mixed lot today and cetainly not what I was expecting. Firstly Marielle and I went to see Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) at the Marmotton museum which is dedicated very much to Claude Monet. In fact the museum owns the largest collection in the world. 

Once again, this is not my period unless looking at the end of Monet’s life work which becomes modern, less realistic and a beginning of a new era. This exhibition was a first. If I wanted to see it, it was because Berthe was a rare woman for her period. Model for Edoudard Manet and that certainly meant her life changed. Through him she met some of the most important artists of that period who had a very obvious influence on her work. The cherry Tree Lady with a fan Berthe Morisot For that reason  I cannot say that I was overwhelmed or excited with what I saw. There were so many paintings which ressembled work of artists we know. However, toward the end of her life she did some beautiful and modern watercolors