Berthe Morisot
Morisot moved to 10 rue Weber after Eugene Manet's death in 1892 and completed more than a hundred works there before her own death in 1895.
10 rue Weber
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The apartment Berthe Morisot moved to after her husband's death in 1892, and where she worked hard through her final years — more than a hundred works came out of this address before she died in 1895.
- 10 rue Weber, 75116 Paris
- Morisot's last apartment and studio, from 1892 until her death in 1895
The place, briefly
When Eugène Manet died in 1892, Berthe Morisot left the house the couple had built on the rue de Villejust and took an apartment here with her daughter Julie.
The last years were productive rather than quiet. She completed more than a hundred works at this address in a period of roughly three years, and in 1892 she had the first solo exhibition of her career at the Boussod, Valadon gallery on the boulevard Montmartre.
She died in March 1895, at fifty-four, after catching influenza from Julie while nursing her. Her death certificate reportedly recorded no profession. She is buried in the Manet family tomb at Passy Cemetery, and it took most of the twentieth century for her work to be looked at properly.
The building is private and carries no marker.
Key facts
- 1892 until her death in 1895
- The death of her husband Eugène Manet in 1892
- More than a hundred works in roughly three years
- March 1895, aged fifty-four
- Private — exterior only
Timeline
Morisot moves to the rue Weber with her daughter Julie after Eugène Manet's death.
Her first solo exhibition opens at Boussod, Valadon & Cie.
She dies in March and is buried at Passy Cemetery.
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Questions before you go
Where did Berthe Morisot die?
At 10 rue Weber in the 16th arrondissement, in March 1895, aged fifty-four.
Did Morisot keep working at the end of her life?
Yes, intensively. She completed more than a hundred works during her last few years at this address.
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