Born: 14 January 1841 · Died: 2 March 1895 · Age at death: 54
How old was Berthe Morisot when she died?
Berthe Morisot died aged 54. She was born on 14 January 1841 and died on 2 March 1895.
French painter and founding member of the Impressionists, known for luminous scenes of women, children and everyday domestic life
Did you know?She was the sister-in-law of fellow artist Édouard Manet, who painted her portrait many times during their long friendship.
Quick facts
Date of birth14 January 1841
Date of death2 March 1895
Age at death54
Cause of deathInfluenza
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceBourges, France
Occupationpainter, draftsperson, engraver
Editor's Take:
Berthe Morisot was one of the founding members of Impressionism. She came from a well-off family in Bourges, and she and her sister Edma trained privately, since women could not enter the official art school. She studied with Camille Corot and became close to Édouard Manet, who painted her several times. In 1874 she showed her work at the first Impressionist exhibition. She went on to exhibit in all but one of the group's eight shows. Her quick, feathery brushwork captured domestic life, gardens, mothers and children, and women at their toilette. She married Manet's brother Eugène. Her painting The Cradle is now one of the treasures of the Musée d'Orsay.
Key Milestones
1864: First exhibits at the Paris Salon
1872: Paints The Cradle
1874: Exhibits at the first Impressionist exhibition
1892: Holds her first solo exhibition in Paris
Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (English: mor-ee-ZOH, French:; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.
