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Berthe Morisot

Mademoiselle Louise Riesener in a Hat

c. 1877–80
pastel on pale blue laid paper
75.3 × 66.2 cm (29.6 × 26.1 in)

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Morisot favored the (formerly) blue paper used here for pastels and used it for numerous works.

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