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She Painted It, He Signed It: The Woman Inside Impressionism

Canvas & Consequence··16 August 2026·29 min

About this episode

Berthe Morisot showed alongside Monet and Degas in the very first Impressionist exhibition — and for over a century, art history buried her anyway. This episode pulls apart exactly how that happened: the brother-in-law who got the credit, the critics who called her work 'charming' like it was an insult, and why the painting hanging in your favorite museum might have the wrong name on the placard. It's a story about genius, erasure, and the surprisingly violent politics of who gets to be remembered. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.