Berthe Morisot
The Thames, 1875
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Oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm
Not signed
Inv.-no. MB-Mori-01
The strong accent of the red smokestack of a modern steel ship draws attention to itself. The thin application of paint gives the picture the appearance of an airy watercolor. During a stay in London, Berthe Morisot studied the works of William Turner at the National Gallery. They inspired her to paint this depiction of the Thames, which is the only picture that she produced during her stay.
Berthe Morisot: An Exhibition of Paintings & Drawings, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1950, no. 9
Berthe Morisot, JPL Fine Arts, London, November 7, 1990–January 18, 1991
Les Femmes Impressionnistes: Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzales, Berthe Morisot, Musée Marmottan, Paris, October 13–December 31, 1993, no. 64
Impressionism: The Art of Landscape, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, January 21–May 28, 2017
Impressionism: The Hasso Plattner Collection, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, from September 5, 2020
n.d., Paule Gobillard, the
artist’s niece
n.d., Mme Paul Valéry, inherited from her sister Paule Gobillard
n.d., Private collection, inherited from the above
April 2002, Art trade, acquired from the above
Marie-Louise Bataille and Georges Wildenstein, Catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles, Paris 1961, no. 49
Marianne Delafond and Marie-Caroline Sainsaulieu, Les femmes impressionnistes: Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Berthe Morisot, Paris 1993, no. 64, p. 151
Alain Clairet, Delphine Montalant and Yves Rouart, Berthe Morisot 1841–1895: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Montolivet 1997, no. 49
Impressionism: The Art of Landscape, exh. cat. Museum Barberini, Potsdam 2017, no. 10, ill. p. 102
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