An older woman wearing a long black dress sits reading a book in front of a younger woman wearing cream white, who sits on a couch just beyond, in this vertical portrait painting. The scene is loosely painted with some visible brushstrokes, especially in the furniture, clothing, and room. Both women have pale skin and wear dresses with long sleeves and skirts. To our right, the older woman sits in a chair with a curved back, which runs parallel to the right edge of the canvas. The full skirt of her black dress angles down across the picture, almost spanning the bottom edge of the…
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The Mother and Sister of the Artist

Berthe Morisot (French, 1841 - 1895)

1869/1870

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 101 x 81.8 cm (39 3/4 x 32 3/16 in.) ; framed: 128.3 x 108.6 cm (50 1/2 x 42 3/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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