Berthe Morisot: Julie rêveuse (Julie daydreaming) 1894 The latest Marmottan Museum exhibition, which has just closed, was centred on Julie Manet (1878-1966) daughter of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot and niece of Edouard Manet. During her youth, Julie was lovingly surrounded by artists like Renoir, Degas and Monet. She may seem to have been very lucky, but at the same time she was unfortunate in losing both her parents within a 3 year period, leaving her an orphan at 17. Berthe Morisot: Paule Gobillard painting 1887 Julie had 2 orphaned cousins- Paule and Jeannie- who were like sisters to her. After the death of Julie's mother, the three young women lived together in her family home in Paris' bourgeois district of Passy. Paule, ten years older than the other 2, was a dedicated artist. She is shown above painted by Mme Morisot and below sketched by Renoir. Renoir: Portrait of Paule Gobillard, red chalk drawing (private collection) Renoir's distinctive '...