Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets Renoir She represents a man and

She represents a man and a woman

Emile Bernard and himself to take as an example the Japanese habit of painting themselves

The work is characteristic of the artist's latest research

He chooses muted tones that avoid too much contrast with the gray background and black lines

Berthe Morisot With a Bouquet of Violets Renoir She represents a man andThe canvas represents the future sister in law of the artist, Berthe Morisot, herself a painter, who will marry her brother Eugne Manet in 1874. The young woman, who sports a bouquet of violets, is represented in a skilful mixture of light and obscure giving the painting a very particular spirit.