Berthe Morisot, a French painter was born in 1841 into a wealthy family. Morisot started to receive painting lessons from Joseph-Benoit Guichard, and soon became interested in Impressionism. Morisot had married Eugene Manet and was declared sister in law of Edouard Manet. Though she was inspired by him and he was her mentor, she clearly showed her own distinct style in every painting. "If we had to define Berthe Morisot's originality, the quality that really distinguishes her from the contemporaries- we might describe her as a painter of the early morning light. Better than any other painter, she captured, but that is almost to strong- conveyed on the canvases the pale gold of dawn "(Rey 85). Although she wasn't a very popular featured impressionist, she still held a place among the greats such as Manet, Monet and Renoir.
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