Over the years, little Julie – the heroine of many pictures of her mother – has turned into an attractive girl. When many relatives of the artist left forever, the daughter became her only joy and close friend.
In the work on the painting “Julie Manet and her greyhound Laertes” Berthe Morisot manages to convey the daughter’s natural posture. Julie is sitting on the sofa, the upholstery of which in colors is close to the coat color of the dog – a gift to Mallarme. The paint is applied so thinly that in several places you can see the primer.
Due to this, the objects become almost transparent, moreover, it seems that they are rising in the air, like a light blue armchair located next to Julie. Through the entire composition, it seems, there passes a subtle vibration resulting from the constant and very dynamic movement of the brush.
Julie Manet et son Greyhound Laertes – Berthe Morisot 
Julie Manet y sus galgos Laertes – Berthe Morisot 
Eugene Manet with her daughter in Bougival by Berthe Morisot 
Eugene Manet con su hija en Bougival – Berthe Morisot 
Eugene Manet avec sa fille à Bougival – Berthe Morisot 
At the cradle by Berthe Morisot 
Sewing by Berthe Morisot 
Bertha Morisot with a bouquet of violets by Edouard Manet