The Rambling Report about Julie Manet

 Spent some time today at Musee Marmottan Monet. There's a lot of fantastic art there, all Impressionists. Monet gets an entire floor.  Phenomenal. 

 There's an exhibit there about Julie Manet and her art and her art collection.  I will now tell you more about Julie Manet.  From the following details, you will see that Impressionism filled her life from beginning to end.

Julie's mom was artist Berthe Morisot, one of the "Three Great Women of Impressionism."

Julie's dad, Eugene Manet was an artist, but he didn't exhibit his art. 

 Julie's uncle, the famous Edouard Manet, (Eugene's brother) died after gangrene necessitated his foot to be amputated, but before then he created many beautiful Impressionist paintings, just like his sister in law Berthe. 

Everyone liked to paint Julie. She was a cheerful and creative child. Sadly, she was orphaned at 16, but she had a lot of friends and family looking out for her, including Renoir and I think Monet.  

After a few years, she married artist and collector Ernest Rouart, the son of painter Henri Rouart.  (We saw some of Henri's etchings in a church around here last week).

Julie kept up with her art work but stopped exhibiting after she got married.  Instead, she worked to make sure her mom and her uncle were given their due as great artists.  She collected and promoted the heck out of their works.  

And now you know a little bit about Julie Manet.