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The life of female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot: the first Impressionist Exhibition approaches. Stars Sarah-Jane Holm.

The first Impressionist exhibition finally opens, and Berthe has to face the wrath of the reactionary critics.

But her sister Edma offers a glimmer of light.

Conclusion of Jane Beeson's series looking at female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot through her correspondence with her mother and sister.

Berthe ... Sarah-Jane Holm
Cornelie ... Pauline Munro
Manet ...Simon Chandler
Edma .... Alison Pettitt
Guichard .... Robert Lister
Woolf ... Ian Brooker

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.

15 minutes

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Sat 19 Mar 202202:15
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