Reading

Berthe Morisot

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman sitting on a blanket in a grassy field. She wears a white dress with small multicolored dots and a black bow at the neck. A green hat with a black and white decoration sits atop her head, and a green veil covers the back of her head and shoulders. The woman holds an open book on her lap with both hands. A parasol lies on the ground to her right. There is a dark green object to her left. In the background, a road with a horse-drawn carriage is visible to the right, and fields and trees are seen to the left and behind the woman. The sky is blue with white clouds. The title of the painting is "Reading" by Berthe Morisot.