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Morisot

American  
[maw-ree-zoh] / mɔ riˈzoʊ /

noun

  1. Berthe 1841–95, French Impressionist painter.


Morisot British  
/ morizo /

noun

  1. Berthe (bɛrtə). 1841–95, French impressionist painter; noted for her studies of women and children

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“That hasn’t actually made its way, I don’t think, to the impressionist realm, where there are unbelievable female artists, Cassatt being probably the most famous, but also Berthe Morisot, Eva Gonzalès.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It was educational — though I didn’t fact-check — weaving in the stories of artists considered revolutionary in their time, like Morisot, Monet and Degas.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

His quotation of a signature Morisot motif, a nod to their back-and-forth dialogue, places his younger colleague in esteemed company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

Designer Virginie Viard said she had looked to the artists Berthe Morisot, Marie Laurencin and Edouard Manet as well as to English gardens for inspiration for the autumn/winter 2021/2022 haute couture line.

From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2021

Berthe Morisot remains a student, while Mary Cassatt passes beyond technique to a universal delight in childhood.

From Women Painters of the World From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day by Walter Shaw Sparrow

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