The Artist's Daughter with a Parakeet
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 65.6 x 52.1 cm (25 13/16 x 20 1/2 in.) framed: 85.7 x 71.4 cm (33 3/4 x 28 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.50
Art Historical Context
Berthe Morisot's *The Artist's Daughter with Parakeet* (1890) captures an intimate moment from the artist's personal life, showcasing her skill in portraying domestic tenderness. As one of the few women in the Impressionist movement,isot often drew inspiration from her family, here featuring her young daughter, Julie, with a vibrant parakeet. Created late in Morisot's career—just five years before her death—this oil on canvas reflects the evolving Impressionist style, blending soft, dappled light and loose brushwork to evoke everyday warmth and spontaneity. Measuring 65.6 x 52.1 cm, the paint...
About the Artist
Berthe Morisot · 1841–1895
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a founding member of the Impressionist movement and one of the most significant women artists of the 19th century. Born into an affluent bourgeois family in Bourges, France—her mother was a great-niece of the Rococo painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard—Morisot received serious artistic training despite the social constraints facing women of her class. Under the guidance of...