Bouquet of violets

'Bouquet of Violets', also known as 'Portrait of Berthe Morisot' or 'Young woman in a black hat', is an 1872 oil painting by Édouard Manet, housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The painting depicts Manet's colleague Berthe Morisot in mourning attire, holding a barely discernible bouquet of violets. Painted on a canvas with oil paints, Manet's work is an astute representation of the realism era, with its keen focus on contemporary life and attention to detail. Notably, Manet also created an etching and two lithographs with the same composition.