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11.5: Morisot, The Mother and Sister of the Artist

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Berthe Morisot’s The Mother and Sister of the Artist.

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    Berthe Morisot, The Mother and Sister of the Artist, c. 1869/1870, oil on canvas 39 3/4″ × 32 3/16″ (101 cm × 81.8 cm), (National Gallery of Art).

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    • Morisot, The Mother and Sister of the Artist. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/avant-garde-france/impressionism/v/morisot-the-mother-and-sister-of-the-artist-c-1869-1870. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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