Tag: Impressionism

• Who cancelled Berthe Morisot?

  

  Berthe Morisot’s brushwork was audacious, even for a French Impressionist. Nevertheless, contemporary critics reviewed her work favorably. Today she is the least-known member of this popular group of painters. The lady (almost) vanished. Where did she go?

  Diane Tucker

  2022-07-12

  Art History, Berthe Morisot, Berthe Morisot Paintings, Diane Tucker, Impressionism, Impressionists who were women

  Berthe Morisot, Diane Tucker, Eugene Manet on the Isle of Wight, Great stories about great paintings, Impressionism, The Fable, Women artists

• Pissarro’s unforgettable conversation

  

  When the Prussian Army began its march on Paris, Pissarro packed up his family’s belongings and shuttered their house in Louveciennes, a small town near the capital. It would be safer to move away than to stay. Here’s the harrowing story at the center of his painting “The Conversation, Louveciennes.”

  Diane Tucker

  2022-04-11

  Art History, Camille Pissarro, Camille Pissarro in Louveciennes, Camille Pissarro Paintings, Diane Tucker, Impressionism, Portrait of Minette

  Camille Pissarro, Diane Tucker, Great stories about great paintings, Impressionism, Portrait of Minette, The Conversation Louveciennes