Young Girl Braiding Her Hair
- Original dimensions
- 38 x 46 cm
- Museum
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
- Year
- 1893
Scene depicted
In this painting , a young girl is immersed in a delicate and intimate task: braiding her hair. The soft brightness that bathes the scene comes from diffused light, while the tranquility of the moment seems suspended in time. It is a hymn to femininity and natural beauty, wrapped in a contemplative atmosphere.
Historical context
Created in 1893, this painting embodies us in the intimate universe of the Belle Époque, in Paris. At the heart of an innovative impressionist movement, Young Girl Braiding Her Hair by Berthe Morisot captures a fleeting moment of daily life. Currently, this canvas is located at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek , a venerable institution in Copenhagen, where it shines with a presence of 38 x 46 cm.
Place in the artist's career
Young Girl Braiding Her Hair occupies a prominent place in Morisot's career, marking a period of maturity in her stylistic exploration. Echoing other compositions such as The Cradle and A Summer in Villerville , this work reveals her evolution towards refined simplicity, where emotion and light take precedence over form.
Anecdote
"Each brushstroke is a caress of the moment, a breath of life that I strive to freeze." Thus expressed Berthe Morisot , recalling her inspiration that often emerged during gentle spring mornings, as light played through the leaves. Young Girl Braiding Her Hair embodies poetic simplicity, this fragility captured in the movement of the canvas .