Berthe Morisot’s ‘The Harbor at Lorient’ (1869)

In this horizontal landscape by Berthe Morisot, a young woman sits on a caramel-brown stone wall, gazing down at a shimmering blue waterway. She holds a pale pink umbrella, shading her face, and wears a long white dress with a black hat adorned with a flower. Ships with black hulls and wooden masts reflect on the canal-like water, which separates the viewer from a town lined with green trees and cream-white buildings. The loose brushstrokes soften details, including the woman’s face. Morisot’s signature appears at the lower center.