Largely overlooked in recent decades, Cuttoli and her work are the subjects of a current exhibition at the Barnes Foundation
The Beguiling Berthe Morisot
An exhibition in 1876 at Paul Durand-Ruel’s gallery in Paris drew ridicule from art critic Albert Wolff, who warned readers of Le Figaro: “Here five or six lunatics, one of whom is a woman . . . have gotten together to work. These self-styled artists call themselves ‘Impressionists.’ ”