Little Girl with a Blue Jersey 1886

Berthe Morisot created "Little Girl with a Blue Jersey" with pastel on paper. The composition is dominated by the figure of a young girl, her blue jersey anchoring the visual field with its strong, saturated color against the softer hues around her. Morisot employs visible strokes to construct form. The textures range from the smooth finish of the girl’s face to the more agitated marks defining her dress and the background. She balances the solidity of the girl’s figure with the ephemeral treatment of the setting, integrating figure and ground through a shared vocabulary of marks. The composition shows how Morisot used form and structure to reflect the changing perceptions of space and identity in Impressionist art. Note how the careful arrangement of elements within the frame and the expressive use of pastel contribute to an exploration of visual perception and emotional expression, inviting ongoing interpretation.