Why it matters
Berthe Morisot's sister Edma watches over her sleeping baby daughter Blanche. It was the first depiction of motherhood in Morisot's work, a theme she would return to often.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1872.
- It was shown at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874, but did not sell.
- The Louvre acquired it in 1930.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Cradle (Morisot) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
