Jeune Fille Assis Sur Une Échelle 

Berthe Morisot created ‘Jeune Fille Assis Sur Une Échelle’, or ‘Young Girl Sitting on a Ladder’ with graphite in the late 19th century. Morisot, an impressionist painter who lived and worked in France, often depicted women in domestic or intimate settings. Here, the young girl isn’t posed; rather, we observe a moment of private reflection. It seems that she is caught between worlds, not quite in childhood, but not yet a woman. Morisot captures this feeling in her soft rendering of the subject. Morisot was part of a small group of female impressionists and as such, had to negotiate the restrictions placed on women in the 19th century, such as limited access to formal art training. Despite these obstacles, Morisot's work offers a window into the interior lives of women, and challenges traditional representations of femininity and domesticity. Morisot's quiet sketch highlights the ways in which women experience and navigate their personal and social spaces.