"Even for an artist like Berthe Morisot, who had family support and would achieve great success with her work, dedicating her life to painting was a huge sacrifice: deviating from the prescribed role as wife and mother would cost her dearly in her personal life .
Even her fellow painters looked at her with disdain: Morisot was banned from the impressionist gatherings at the Café Guerbois and the Café de Batignolles.
There were two exceptions who did appreciate her effort to express the feminine vision through Art and her talent in capturing an atmosphere of light and delicacy, and transferring it to canvas:
The first was Edgar Degas, who as co-founder of the Impressionist Exhibitions invited her to exhibit from the first edition, in 1874!, And was key in the dissemination and success of her work.
The second was Claude Monet, who corresponded with her and treated her as equals, colleague to colleague." (Free translation)
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