Morisot's complicated feelings for Manet were layered over insecurities about her painting. This painting in particular had given her lots of trouble.
Manet asked Morisot how she was getting on. 'Tomorrow, after I have sent off my pictures, I shall come to see yours... I shall tell you what needs to be done.'
What he did next was so painful to Morisot that it stayed with her for years. He found the painting 'very good', but made alterations uninvited.
Morisot felt jealous over Manet's developing relationship with Eva Gonzalès. But he seemed to grasp none of this.
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