The Cleveland Museum of Art
Sewing near the Window
Description
This watercolor depicts Euphrasie, or Pasie, the nanny for Berthe Morisot’s young daughter Julie. Pasie appears in the artist’s apartment, sewing before a window during a contemplative moment. As with many of Morisot’s works in the medium, she used this example to develop the composition of a future painting into which she added Julie and more tightly cropped the scene. Watercolor was a constant interest for Morisot, and she practiced it from around 1870 throughout the rest of her career, creating both finished and preparatory works.
Provenance
By descent from the artist [1841-1895]; Madame Ernest Rouart (née Julie Manet) [1878-1966], Paris; (Charles Slatkin Gallery, New York, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Rogers); Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Rogers, New York; (their sale, Christie’s, London, June 27, 1972, no. 108, likely sold to L’Art Ancien); (L’Art Ancien, Zurich, sold to Ian Woodner); Ian Woodner [1903-1990], New York, by descent; Private collection, New York; (W. M. Brady & Co., New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
28.6 × 22.9 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2025.209
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Drawings • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery