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Spaightwood Galleries
Berthe Morisot (French, 1840-1895)
For a review of the show that concludes, "Art exhibits in Madison rarely get this good," click review.
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Berthe Morisot was the organizing force behind the Impressionist group: she was the one who arranged all of their group exhibitions. A close friend of Manet and Renoir, she introduced them to the drypoint technique. With the renewal of interest in the women of the Impressioist group, Morisot's critical reputation has risen substantially, and one sign of that hass been a number of recent books and museum shows dedicated to her work and to her role as the organizer of the various Impressionist exhibitions during her lifetime. As the first two works below indicate, she also symbolizes the closeness of the Impressionists: She was Manet's sister-in-law and a close friend of Renoir, who not only made the portrait of her below but also several prints devoted to her daughter, Julie Manet, who is depicted in three versions of Le chapeau épinglé and in Sur la plage à Berneval. In her catalogue raisonée of works published by Ambroise Vollard, Ambroise Vollard Editeur: Prints, Books, Bronzes (NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1977), Una E. Johnson summarizes the state of current knowledge about Morisot's prints: Vollard acquired "approximately 12 drypoint" copperplates c. 1900. "Edition not noted but probably small; printed on fine wove paper; no wrapper; a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known" (p. 137). She then provides a list of the 12 prints and their dimensions. On the basis of her titles, we list our holdings. According to Johnson, "the Vollard impressions reveal a slight puncturing of the plates a few mm. within the top and bottom center of the plate mark." Three of our impressions show those "puncturings"; the other two are impressions were printed after the Vollard editions but tried to mask the cancellation holes so that they appear to be earlier. They are, it must be noted, still quite good impressions. In addition to the small editions published by Vollard, at least one of the prints was published in one of Duret's books on the French impressionists, Manet and the French Impressionists (1910). The paper for this print is considerably smaller than that for the other two prints with the cancellation holes.
Select bibliography: Kathleen Adler & Tamar Garb, Berthe Morisot (London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1995), M. L. Bataille & G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot. Catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles (Paris, 1961), Anne Higonnet, Berthe Morisot (NY: Harper & Row, 1990), Anne Higonnet, Berthe Morisot's Images of Women (Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1992), Philippe Huisman, Morisot: Charmes. Rythmes & couleurs (Lausanne: International Art Book, 1962), Elizabeth Mongan, Berthe Morisot. Drawings, pastels, watercolors, paintings (NY: Shorewood 1960), Art Gallery of Ontario, Berthe Morisot and her circle: Paintings from the Rouart Collection, Paris (Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1952), Jean Dominique Rey, Berthe Morisot (New York: Crown, 1982), Charles F. Stuckey, & William P. Scott, Berthe Morisot (New York/South Hadley: Hudson Mills Press/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 1987. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Sept.-Nov. 1987), Paul Valèry, Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). Catalogue d'oeuvres exposès (Paris, Musèe de l'Orangerie, 1941).
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Edouaord Manet (French, 1832-1883), Berthe Morisot (G. 53, H. 65 iii/iii). Original etching, 1872. A beautiful sharp impression as published in Duret, Manet and the French Impressionists (London, 1910). A rich impression with the cancellation punches. Morisot was Manet's good friend and later married his brother. Image size: 120x79mm. Price: SOLD.
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Pierre August Renoir (French, 1844-1919), Berthe Morisot (Stella 4). Original drypoint, c. 1892. This drypoint was published in the first edition of Theodore Duret's Renoir. Stella notes "some reprints in limited editions," of ours is a fair impression where the dark areas read clearly and are still sharp. Image size: 108x91mm. Price: $1500.
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Berthe Morisot, Jeune fille au repose (Johnson 83: 12). Original drypoint, c. 1887. As published in Duret, Manet and the French Impressionists (London, 1910). A very good early impression with the cancellation punches. Image size: 73x120mm. Price: $2000.
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Jeune fille au chat (Johnson 83: 1). Original drypoint, 1888. Edition unknown. According to Una Johnson, Vollard acquired Morisot's 12 prints and had an edition, "probably small," printed after drillng holes at the top and bottom of the plate. Aside from this edition, only "a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known." Image size: 149x115mm. Price: SOLD.
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Ducks and Water Plants (Johnson 83: 4). Original drypoint, 1888. Edition unknown. According to Una Johnson, Vollard acquired Morisot's 12 prints and had an edition, "probably small," printed after drillng holes at the top and bottom of the plate. Aside from this edition, only "a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known." A good impression with the cancellation punches on heavy wove paper. Image size: 139x100mm. Price: $1600.
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Les Canards (Johnson 83: 8). Original drypoint, 1888. Edition unknown. According to Una Johnson, Vollard acquired Morisot's 12 prints and had an edition, "probably small," printed. Aside from this edition, only "a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known." A very good impression with the cancellation punches on heavy wove paper. Image size: 147x116mm. Price: $1600.
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Jardin de Mezy / Bord du lac (Johnson 83: 7) Original drypoint, c. 1888-90. Edition unknown. According to Una Johnson, Vollard acquired Morisot's 12 prints and had an edition, "probably small," printed. Aside from this edition, only "a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known." A very good impression with the cancellation punches on heavy wove paper. Image size: 158x120mm. Price: $1600.
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Duck, Swan, and Head in Profile (Johnson 83: 6). Original drypoint, c. 1888-90. Edition unknown. According to Una Johnson, Vollard acquired Morisot's 12 prints and had an edition, "probably small," printed. Aside from this edition, only "a few rare, early artist's proofs exist. Printer not known." A very good impression. In this drypoint, we see Morisot using her copperplate as a sketch paid, rapidly intimating the edges of the parts of the drawing then lovingly focusing on those things that interest her most Image size: 120x148mm. Price: $1600.
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Spaightwood Galleries, Inc.
To purchase, call us at 1-800-809-3343 (508-529-2511 in Upton MA & vicinity) or send an email to sptwd@verizon.net. We accept AmericanExpress, DiscoverCard, MasterCard, and Visa.
Spaightwood Galleries is located at 120 Main St (aka Highway 140) in Upton MA at the corner of Main St and Maple Ave in a rehabilitated Unitarian Church. For directions and visiting information, please call. We are, of course, always available over the web and by telephone (see above for contact information). Click the following for links to past shows and artists. For a visual tour of the gallery, please click here. For information about Andy Weiner and Sonja Hansard-Weiner, please click here. For a list of special offers currently available, see Specials.
Visiting hours: Saturday and Sunday noon to six and other times by arrangement. Please call to confirm your visit. Browsers and guests are welcome.
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