Why it matters
Four figures pose on a green balcony, seemingly disconnected: the painter Berthe Morisot, the painter Antoine Guillemet and the violinist Fanny Claus. It was inspired by Goya's Majas on the Balcony.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1868–1869.
- It was the first portrait of Morisot by Manet.
- A dog with a ball lies under Morisot's chair.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Balcony (Manet) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
