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Berthe Morisot was a French painter born on January 14, 1841, and died on March 2, 1895. She was a key figure in the Impressionist movement and is renowned for her portrayal of women in her paintings.

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Artist Feminism Painter

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“In love, there's sentiment and passion; I know only sentiment through myself, passion through others. I hear certain voices I know say: sentiment=love of the intellect; I can answer: passion=the love of the body.”

Knows I Can Body Certain Passion Voice Answers Intellect Sentiments

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“I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they're not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It's a dream that won't come true.”

Trying Dream Saws Tree Obsession Orange Florence Orange Trees Botticelli

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“My ambition is limited to the desire to capture something transient, and yet, this ambition is excessive.”

Desire Ambition Capture My Ambition Transient

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“It is important to express oneself...provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.”

Art Important Real Feelings Emotion Taken Oneself Real Artists Art Expression

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“A love of nature is a consolation against failure.”

Consolation Nature Love

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“Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.”

Art Real Hands Inspiring Painter Brushes

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“I love only extreme novelty or the things of the past.”

Past Extremes Novelty

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“I don't think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that's all I would have asked for, for I know I'm worth as much as they.”

Thinking Knows Men Equal Equality Treated

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Born: January 14, 1841
Died: March 2, 1895
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