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The Drawing Lesson (Berthe Morisot Drawing with Her Daughter)

Berthe Morisot · 1889

Artist, mother, and daughter share one small space of looking and learning.

What to notice

Follow Julie's gaze toward the drawing board; the composition turns observation itself into the subject.

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Morisot experimented with drypoint late in the 1880s. Here she depicts herself drawing while her daughter watches, making artistic practice part of an intimate family scene.

Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access

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