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Berthe Morisot Quotes

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.

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.

Berthe Morisot
Equality, Men, Thinking
Anne Higonnet, Berthe Morisot (1995). “Berthe Morisot”, p.203, Univ of California Press

Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.

Berthe Morisot
Inspiring, Art, Real
Anne Higonnet, Berthe Morisot (1995). “Berthe Morisot”, p.219, Univ of California Press

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

Berthe Morisot
Art, Real, Taken

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

Berthe Morisot
Ambition, Desire, Capture

A love of nature is a consolation against failure.

Berthe Morisot
Nature Love, Consolation

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

Berthe Morisot
Past, Novelty, Extremes

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.

Berthe Morisot
Passion, Voice, Answers

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.

Berthe Morisot
Dream, Orange, Tree
Anne Higonnet, Berthe Morisot (1995). “Berthe Morisot”, p.199, Univ of California Press

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