Edma Morizot-Pontillon Oil Painting "Washwoman at a Stream"
Item Details
Edma Morizot-Pontillon (France, 1839 – 1921)
Washwoman at a Stream, late 19th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed “E. Morizot” to the lower left
Presented in a Rococo style gilt gesso frame
A late 19th century oil painting on canvas titled Washwoman at a Stream by French artist Edma Morizot-Pontillon (1839 – 1921). This Barbizon style work features a figural landscape comprised of three washwomen approaching a body of water situated among a densely forested area. The piece is signed “E. Morizot” to the lower left. It is presented in an elaborate gilt and gesso Louis XV style frame with prominent foliate cartouches. A metal plate inscribed with the artist’s name is affixed to the lower edge of the frame and a descriptive label is adhered to the verso.
French artist Edma Morizot/Morisot (Pontillon) was the older sister of the celebrated Impressionist Berthe Morisot. She and her sister studied under Joseph Guichard, a student of renowned Neoclassicist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. After spending years studying the Old Masters, Edma and her sister were drawn to the Barbizon School and began painting en plein air under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, beginning in 1860. Corot’s tutelage and connections led them to Edouard Manet, whose brother Berthe eventually married. Edma specialized in landscapes and portraits, which she exhibited in the Paris Salons from 1864 to 1868. She also sat for many portraits painted by her sister, some of which are housed in the Musée D’Orsay, the National Gallery of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, among other institutions.
Condition
- minor gesso craquelure, minor areas of gesso loss and negligible gilt finish loss throughout the frame; small areas of paint loss due to frame rubbing throughout sight edge; minor areas of craquelure throughout the painting; under UV light examination multiple areas of inpainting are revealed, especially throughout the visible edges of the composition; this canvas has been relined.
Dimensions
- measures the frame; sight size 25" W x 20.75" H.
Item #
ITMG178757
