DISCOVERART

Édouard Manet

Berthe Morisot with a Muff

c. 1871–72
oil on canvas
74 × 60 cm (29.1 × 23.6 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

● On view now — 004 Special Exhibition Gallery

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

View at clevelandart.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion · 3

Top · Newest

FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Manet kept this portrait of Morisot throughout his life, and it was listed in the inventory of his studio after his death.

Source ↗

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

A

Alice Kim · 25d

She was a serious painter herself — one of the original Impressionists. I only learned that recently and now I cannot look at portraits of her the same way.

D

Diana Moss · 25d

Manet painted her over and over, and you can feel it in this one — the confidence of painting a face you know by heart. The muff is barely there but her expression is everything.

J

James Whitmore · 25d

The backstory gets me. She married his brother, and art history has been raising an eyebrow ever since. Whatever the truth was, the paintings hold the charge.

More by Édouard Manet

StrawberriesStrawberriesA Bar at the Folies-BergèreA Bar at the Folies-BergèreMadame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at BellevueMadame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at BellevueBerthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsBerthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsThe BriocheThe BriocheFishingFishingThe BalconyThe BalconyFish (Still Life)Fish (Still Life)

More like this

Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906)Edouard Manet — Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsÉdouard Manet — Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsPortrait of a Woman with a Black FichuÉdouard Manet — Portrait of a Woman with a Black FichuMrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony)John Singer Sargent — Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary AnthonPortrait of a WomanCharles Cottet — Portrait of a WomanPortrait of Berthe Morisot with a FanÉdouard Manet — Portrait of Berthe Morisot with a FanYoung Girl on a Bench (Fillette sur un banc)Édouard Manet — Young Girl on a Bench (Fillette sur un banc)StudyJames McNeill Whistler — StudyPortrait of Guurtje Van de StadtClaude Monet — Portrait of Guurtje Van de StadtPortrait of a Lady with Red Hair BandVincent van Gogh — Portrait of a Lady with Red Hair BandMademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier (1857–1926)Edouard Manet — Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier (1857–1926)Young Girl with HatBerthe Morisot — Young Girl with Hat