Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French artist and member of the Impressionists.

Berthe Morisot Summary:

She was the granddaughter of Rococo master Jean-Honore Fragonard.
Her family supported her passion to pursue art as a career at a very young age.
She married Eugene, brother of fellow Impressionist Edouard Manet in 1874.
She joined the Impressionists and exhibited her paintings at the Salon de Paris in 1864.
Her works were ridiculed by critics and she never found success in her lifetime but garnered the admiration of her family and peers.