Berthe Morisot
Sewing near the Window
From $100
This painting is soft whites and deep blacks in a quiet room, and a cheap copy turns it chalky and flat. Our Morisot Mother and Sister print is made from the museum’s own high-resolution image so the white dress and the black stay rich and clear.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The whites, blacks and soft pinks look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a natural wood or gold frame suits it.
About the painting
The Mother and Sister of the Artist by Berthe Morisot
Two sisters, two paths
Berthe Morisot and her sister Edma learned to paint together. In 1869 Edma married a naval officer and gave up painting. Here she sits in white, expecting her first child, beside their mother.
Manet’s brushes
Before the Salon of 1870, Manet came to look at the picture, took Berthe’s brushes and repainted her mother’s dress and head in black. She called the result “a caricature”, but it was shown.
To Washington
The painting stayed in Edma’s family until 1930, when the collector Chester Dale bought it. He left it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Read the story
Two women on a sofa in a Paris drawing room. On the right, an older woman in black, reading a book. On the left, a young woman in a white dress, looking down, lost in thought.
This is Berthe Morisot's mother, and her sister Edma. Berthe and Edma had learned to paint together. But in 1869 Edma married a naval officer and gave up painting. In this picture she is expecting her first child. She wrote to Berthe: I am often with you in thought, dear Berthe. I'm in your studio.
Berthe painted it that winter for the Salon of 1870. And then her friend Édouard Manet came to see it. Seeing that she was unsure, he picked up her brushes and began to paint, adding black to her mother's dress, then the head, then the background.
Berthe was furious. She called the result a caricature and hoped the Salon would turn it down. It did not. The painting was shown, black dress and all.
It stayed in Edma's family until 1930, when the American collector Chester Dale bought it. Today it hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
The Mother and Sister of the Artist. Berthe Morisot.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
