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title: Self-portrait by Berthe Morisot
author: Musée Marmottan Monet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15493/self-portrait-by-berthe-morisot/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-02-19
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# Self-portrait by Berthe Morisot
_Authored by Musée Marmottan Monet_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15493.png)
## Image Caption
An 1885 oil-on-canvas self-portrait by [Berthe Morisot](https://www.worldhistory.org/Berthe_Morisot/) (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The art world was still dominated by men in the 19th century, and for a respectable bourgeoise woman to show herself as an artist was highly unusual. The risk the artist is taking can be seen in the way she has minimized the palette and brushes, represented by a mere few brushstrokes.
Musée Marmottan Monet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Monet, M. M. (2022, March 21). Self-portrait by Berthe Morisot. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Monet, Musée Marmottan. "Self-portrait by Berthe Morisot." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2022. .
### MLA
Monet, Musée Marmottan. "Self-portrait by Berthe Morisot." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.wikiart.org/en/berthe-morisot/self-portrait-1885)First published on [WikiArt.org](http://www.wikiart.org/) and republished. [Original image](https://www.wikiart.org/en/berthe-morisot/self-portrait-1885) by [**Musée Marmottan Monet**](https://www.wikiart.org/en/berthe-morisot/self-portrait-1885). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.