Berthe Morisot's journals

Berthe Morisot was a founding and central member of the Impressionist movement, exhibiting at six of the eight exhibitions (1874-1886) and worked closely with Manet, Monet and Renoir, in particular. While, during the twentieth century, the artist’s correspondence was edited, re-edited and translated, albeit problematically, until recently, her journals have not been at all available publicly. This first translation of these journals allows non-French-speaking scholars, students and art lovers to engage with Morisot’s writings on art and life. The journals not only detail her struggles with artistic creation, motherhood and family relationships, they also give details of the artistic, musical and literary influences upon her art, as well as exciting insights into her relationships with key nineteenth-century figures, including Manet and Mallarmé.