Painting Analysis: Young Woman Powdering Herself by Morisot
The last painting represents the work of Berthe Morisot, which was displayed for the first time in the year 1877. The piece reflects a theme which typically suited the artist's taste and preference for light and luminous tones (Jacobus 197). These aspects were demonstrated in both silvery grey and pale pink colors. The painting was significantly closer to pastel as compared to oil watercolor. This photograph is currently displayed at the d'Orsay Museum in Paris.
The dimensions of the painting
are 46 by 39 cm. Morisot applied the technique of oil on canvas in this work which requires the artist to mix waterless pigment powder with cultured linseed oil. As an active member of the Impressionists, which was a French painting group, Morisot sought to create an impression in all her creative pieces, including the one featured in this article. In all her paintings, Morisot painted as she pleased, an aspect that resulted in increasingly unrestrained art (Garb 34). A close contemplation of the painting depicts a predominant view of a happy life. A person can also argue that this work represents a civilized and stylish life that Morisot lived, as well as the lives of the people around her, such as friends and family.
Works Cited
Garb, Tamar. The Painted Face: Portraits of Women in France, 1814-1914. Yale University Press, 2007.
Jacobus, Mary. "Berthe Morisot: Inventing the Psyche." Women: A Cultural Review 6.2 (1995): 191-199.
