莫里索戶外畫中的現代圖像

Modernity in Berthe Morisot's outdoor paintings

印象派與現代性的討論長期以男性藝術家的作品為範疇，而未納入女性藝術家的觀點與視角。本文將透過探索貝絲‧莫里索（Berthe Morisot, 1841 - 1895）的畫作，去回應現代性的難題。過往對莫里索的研究多聚焦於室內作品，本文則專注於她的戶外畫作，將其作為切人點，試圖重構中產階級女性在十九世紀現代法國的日常生活與休閒。文章從現代性的描述開始，在城市、郊區、鄉間、水域的主題架構中，展現莫里索如何在作品內表現現代性。通過這些討論，本文試圖探討兩個關鍵問題：女性是否能同樣描繪現代性，以及現代性如何被呈現於女性的作品中？最後，本文將試著回答上述問題，說明女性對現代性的描繪，以及其觀點對於該時代的全面理解至關重要，同時開拓現代性的論述以及對莫里索的討論。

The field of Impressionism and modernity has long been dominated by the works of male artists, leaving the contributions of female artists largely overlooked. This paper seeks to address this imbalance by exploring the perspective of Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), a key figure in the Impressionist movement, and expects to offer a unique lens to examine female modernity through her outdoor paintings. Despite her significance and numerous creations, Morisot has often been overshadowed by her male counterparts, with scholarly attention primarily focused on her indoor works and biographical interpretations. This paper aims to shift the focus to her outdoor paintings, which depict the daily lives and leisure activities of bourgeois women in the modernized 19th century France. The analysis begins with pointing out the issue of modernity in Impressionism and its long-neglected problems. Afterward, by analyzing Morisot's cityscapes, suburbs, landscapes, and waterscapes, this paper will demonstrate how she conveyed the sense of modern life and art in her paintings. Through this exploration, the paper seeks to address two key questions: Can modernity be equally represented by women, and what might modernity look like in the works of female artists? In contextualizing Morisot's works within the discourse of modernity, this paper argues that women can indeed represent modernity, and that understanding their perspectives is essential for gaining a comprehensive understanding of the era. Ultimately, this paper aims to contribute to both the discourse of modernity and the discussion of Morisot's life, work, and contribution within the Impressionist movement.