Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French impressionist painter. She was admired by fellow artists, had multiple works exhibited by the Paris Salon, and had her paintings shown in seven of the eight independent impressionist exhibitions in Paris. Her distinctive style of long, quick brushstrokes was used to capture with great effect the spontaneity of such scenes as flowering gardens and domestic life.
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1841 - 1895The life of the French impressionist painter Berthe Morisot.
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14 Jan 1841Berthe Morisot, the French impressionist, is born in Bourges.
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1855Berthe Morisot's family move to Paris.
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1864Berthe Morisot has her first success at the Paris Salon.
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1866Berthe Morisot has another painting accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1868Berthe Morisot meets fellow artists Edouard Manet at the Louvre.
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1870Berthe Morisot again has her work exhibited in the Paris Salon.
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Apr 1874Berthe Morisot's work is shown in the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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22 Dec 1874Berthe Morisot marries Eugène Manet.
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Mar 1875Berthe Morisot's work outsells all others at an auction of impressionist paintings in Paris.
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1878Berthe Morisot's daughter Julie is born.
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1886Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet finance the Eighth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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1886Berthe Morisot's work features in a major exhibition of impressionist painters in New York.
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1892Berthe Morisot's husband Eugène Manet dies.
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2 Mar 1895Berthe Morisot dies of pneumonia in Paris.