Description
One of the only women associated with Impressionism, Berthe Morisot produced nearly 200 pastels. Cleveland’s collection is among the few in the United States featuring more than one example. Louise Riesener was a socialite and lifelong friend of Morisot’s, identified as the subject of this pastel by Morisot’s daughter, Julie Manet, decades after its acquisition by Cleveland industrialist Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Provenance
Georges Lurcy [1891–1953], New York (?-?); (Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, sold to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Cleveland, OH) (?-1939); Leonard C. Hanna Jr. [1889–1957], Cleveland, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1939-1958); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1958-)
Accession Number
1958.41
Medium
pastel on pale blue laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 55.5 x 46.8 cm (21 7/8 x 18 7/16 in.); Framed: 75.3 x 66.2 x 4.5 cm (29 5/8 x 26 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.