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Summer's Day

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As in almost all her works, Morisot places particular emphasis on the feminine aspect, notably through the choice of motifs and a sensitive representation. The two women occupy the entire foreground, in the boat where they are seated. Visually, Morisot is very close to them and clearly focuses on the
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During the winter of 1878–1879, Morisot had her first child, Julie. The following summer, she walked every day with Julie and her nurse in the Bois de Boulogne. After a long period spent indoors, it gave her the wish to start painting outdoors again. However, she did not want to leave her child alone
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in her typical Impressionist style. She applies large amounts of paint using very flexible brush strokes, so that the finished work has fine lines and spots as well as thick spots. The result is an irregular texture of paint, which deviates completely from the smooth structure prescribed by the art
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Morisot gives a spontaneous image of the two women waiting for the boat to be pushed from shore. However, this spontaneity can be described as relative. Her composition is extremely well thought out, as evidenced, among other things, by a watercolor study for this painting, in which she replicates
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The composition, very studied, is based on three planes: in the foreground, the two young women, with the young woman in the light dress being in the center of the painting; the second plane is occupied by water and ducks, and the third plane features the grove of trees in the background.
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during the Fifth Great Impressionist Exhibition, in 1880, along with several other works she produced during the summer of 1879. In fact, for the first time, her paintings were received with plenty of enthusiasm and critics particularly praised her subtle use of color.
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with her nanny for long periods of time. Finally, she found a balance between her maternal duty and her wish to resume her painting, by bringing her models to the park, so she could work there and be with Julie at the same time.
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in London, by two Irish students, Paul Hogan and Billy Fogarty, while it was on display there. They stole it in order to highlight Ireland's claim to the
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the motif almost identically. The women depicted are not accidental extras either, but professional models. The two women also posed for
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Bomford D, Kirby J, Leighton, J., Roy A. Art in the Making: Impressionism. National Gallery Publications, London, 1990, pp. 176-181.
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Morisot employed a rather unusual palette in this painting. She painted the dark blue coat of the woman on the left with
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academy of the time. With energetic brushstrokes that fly in all directions, Morisot follows what the light tells her.
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and were painted once again by Morisot later that summer, also in the Bois de Boulogne, while picking flowers.
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The painting shows a sunny scene by the water, with two young women in a rowing boat. The venue is the
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which was rarely used by the Impressionists. The green foliage is painted in a mixture of
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45.7 cm Ă— 75.2 cm (18.0 in Ă— 29.6 in)
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Moroney, Mic (Summer 2008). "Impressions from Hugh Lane".
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Index


Berthe Morisot
National Gallery
London
Impressionist
Berthe Morisot
Bois de Boulogne
National Gallery
London
Bois de Boulogne
Édouard Manet
cerulean blue
emerald green
viridian
lead white
cadmium yellow
Lane Bequest
National Gallery
London
Hugh Lane Gallery
Dublin
Tate Gallery
Hugh Lane Bequest
List of stolen paintings
"Berthe Morisot, Musée Marmottan-Monet, Paris"
Illustrated pigment analysis
"Morisot, Berthe (1841 - 1895)"
"Heist of Hugh Lane painting from Tate gallery framed for big screen"
The Times
"How two Irish students stole a priceless masterpiece from London's Tate Gallery – and got away with it"

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