Making Her Mark, part 3

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Continuing with photos from the recent Baltimore Museum of Art exhibition “Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800”: today I’m sharing artwork of plants and animals from the exhibition. As usual, I’ll link to online references for each painting so you can read more about them (and see professionally shot images).

[And here’s another reminder that the show will be traveling to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.]

^^ Clara Peeters (Flemish, c.1587-after1636 / A Still Life of Lilies, Roses, Iris, Pansies, Columbine, Love-in-a-Mist, Larkspur and Other Flowers in a Glass Vase on a Table Top, Flanked by a Rose and a Carnation, c.1610 / Oil on wood panel / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
https://nmwa.org/art/collection/still-life-lilies-roses-iris/

^^ Louise Moillon (French, c.1610–c.1696) / Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus, 1630 / Oil on panel / Art Institute of Chicago, IL
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/62450/still-life-with-a-basket-of-fruit-and-a-bunch-of-asparagus

^^ Maria-Theresia van Thielen (Flemish, 1640–1706) / Still Life with Parrot, 1661 / Oil on canvas / Milwaukee Art Museum, WI
https://blog.mam.org/2015/04/07/from-the-collection-maria-theresia-thielen-still-life-with-parrot/

^^ Maria van Oosterwijck (Dutch 1630-1693) / Flower Still Life, 1669 / Oil on canvas / Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=20843376

^^ Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664–1750) / A Vase of Flowers, 1689 / Oil on canvas / The San Diego Museum of Art, C
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ruysch-still-life-of-flowers.jpg

^^ Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664–1750) / Still Life with Flowers, c.1700-1750 / Oil on panel / Private collection
https://www.artnet.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/stillleben-mit-blumen-recOsCPxCEE9stjPJTG8_A2

^^ Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) / Pineapple with Cockroaches in Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium / Bound volume of hand-colored engravings and etchings, 1719 / Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, VA
Article from The Guardian~ https://bit.ly/3O4Sbbg

^^ Mary Moser (British, 1744-1819) / Flowers in a Basket: Chrysanthemums, Lilies, Nigella, Convulvulus, Delphiniums, 1765 / Opaque watercolor and watercolor on paper / Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O45592/flowers-in-a-basket-watercolour-moser-mary/

^^ Anne Vallayer-Coster (French, 1744-1818) / Still Life with Lobster, 1781 / Oil on canvas / Toledo Museum of Art, OH
http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/55369/still-life-with-lobster

^^ Sarah Stone (British, c.1760-1844) / Blue and Yellow Macaw, c.1789 / Watercolor heightened with opaque watercolor and glazes, with a black ink border on paper / Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/sarah-stone-1762-1844-a-blue-and-yellow-macaw

^^ Mary Linwood (British, 1755-1845 / Tygress, after George Stubbs, c.1798 / Worsted wool needlework / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:11688941

Part 1~ Making Her Mark at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Part 2~ Making Her Mark at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Making Her Mark, part 2

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In my last post, I shared some portraits and self-portraits from the exhibition “Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800”, which I visited twice at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
https://schristywolfe.com/2024/01/05/i-have-returned/

If you missed it, the show will be traveling to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. I can’t recommend it enough.

Today I’m sharing some paintings of allegories and religious scenes from that same exhibition. Just like last time, I’ll link to online references for each painting so you can read more about them (and see professionally shot images).

^^ Barbara Longhi (Italian, 1552-c.1638) / Madonna and Child, c.1575-1580 / Oil on canvas / Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto
https://ago.ca/agoinsider/broadening-our-european-collection

^^ Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552–1614) / Holy Family with Saints Margaret and Francis, 1578 / Oil on Canvas / Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/lavinia-fontana-holy-family-with-saints-margaret-and-francis

^^ Fede Galizia (Italian, 1578-c.1630) / Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1596 / Oil on canvas / John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida, Florida State University, Sarasota
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes,_by_Fede_Galizia,_1596,_oil_on_canvas_-_John_and_Mable_Ringling_Museum_of_Art_-_Sarasota,_FL_-_DSC00633.jpg

^^ Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593-after 1654) / Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, c.1623-1625 / Oil on canvas / Detroit Institute of Arts, MI
https://dia.org/collection/judith-and-her-maidservant-head-holofernes-45746

^^ Elisabetta Sirani (Italian, 1638-1665) / Virgin and Child, 1663 / Oil on canvas / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
https://nmwa.org/art/collection/virgin-and-child/

^^ Elisabetta Sirani (Italian, 1638–1665) / Personification of Music, 1659 / Oil on Canvas / Private collection
https://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabetta-sirani/personification-of-music-fPyVGRBAgYfQowxm1l9RVg2

^^ Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, 1741-1807) / Sappho Inspired by Love, 1775 / Oil on canvas / John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida, Florida State University, Sarasota
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sappho_Inspired_by_Love_by_Angelica_Kauffmann.jpg

 

Making Her Mark, part 1

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After a somewhat lengthy hiatus, I have returned. Among the things that have kept me busy was attending some great exhibitions. I thought I’d get back in the swim by sharing some of the art I have photographed.

For my first few posts now that I’m back, I’m going to tackle “Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800”, which I visited twice, once in November and once last week. The second visit was primarily to take photos and to revisit some of my favorite works.

I took so many photos that I’ll need to break this up into a few chapters, and even then it won’t be all of them. This is a wonderful show! Unfortunately, it is closing January 7th but will be traveling to Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. I can’t recommend it enough.

Today I’m sharing some of the painted portraits and self-portraits from the exhibition. I’ll link to online references for each painting so you can read more about them (and see professionally shot images).

^^ Judith Leyster (Dutch, 1609-1660) / Self-Portrait, c. 1630 / Oil on canvas / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/leyster-self-portrait.html

^^ Anna Maria van Schurman (Dutch, 1607-1678) / Self-Portrait, 1633 / Engraving on paper / Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/self-portrait-200230

^^ Mary Beale (British, 1633-1699) / Portrait of a Woman with a Black Hood, c.1660 / Oil on canvas / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
https://nmwa.org/art/collection/portrait-woman-black-hood/

^^ Amalia von Königsmarck (Swedish, 1663-1740) / Allegory with Self-Portrait and Profile Portrait of Ulrika Eleonora the Elder, 1689 / Oil on canvas / Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden https://bit.ly/48I2KsM

^^ Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673-1757) / Allegory of Painting, 1730s / Pastel and red chalk on blue paper mounted on canvas (on strainer) / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.277.html

^^ Attributed to Catherine Lusurier (French, c.1753-1781) / Portrait of a Woman Drawing, c.1770-1781 / Oil on canvas / Philadelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/102599

^^ Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun (French, 1755-1842) / The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien, 1787 / Oil on canvas / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50215.html

^^ Anne Guéret (French, 1760-1805) / Portrait of an Artist with a Portfolio (Self-Portrait?), c.1793 / Black chalk, pen and gray ink and wash, heightened with white opaque watercolor on paper / Katrin Bellinger Collection
https://katrinbellingercollection.com/explore/#image:4016

^^ Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (French, 1749-1803) / Portrait of a Woman (Presumed Portrait of the Marquise de Lafayette), 1793-94 / Oil on canvas / National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
https://nmwa.org/art/collection/portrait-woman-presumed-portrait-marquise-de-lafayette/

^^ Catherine Andras (British, 1775-1860) / Rose Bruce, of Dublin, 1799 / Painted wax, set in the original shadow box / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13057491

^^ Fanny Guillaume de Bassoncourt, Baronne de Molaret (French, 1820-1888) / Landscape Painter at Her Easel, 1837 / Graphite on vellum paper / Katrin Bellinger Collection
https://katrinbellingercollection.com/blog/reflections-artists-work-brief-address-delivered-exhibitions-private-view/

^^ Sarah Biffin (British, 1784-1850) / Self-Portrait, 1842 / Watercolor and opaque watercolor on paper / Baltimore Museum of Art
https://stories.artbma.org/making-her-mark-a-history-of-women-artists-in-europe-1400-1800/

I’ll finish today’s post with some miscellaneous shots from “Making Her Mark”~

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Patience, young grasshopper! (Animals in Art)

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How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper.
~Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0500611h.html

Because grasshoppers have such powerful jumping legs, people sometimes don’t realize that they also have wings. Grasshoppers use their jumping ability to give them a boost into the air but most are pretty strong fliers and make good use of their wings to escape predators.
~FROM https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-grasshoppers-1968334

Clicking on the embedded links below will take you to larger images of these works:

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1. Sculpture of a Grasshopper, Mexico, 1300 / Stone / Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2. The Plague of Grasshoppers, Germany, c.1400 / Getty Museum Collection, California

3. Still life with fruits, a grasshopper and a butterfly by Maria Sibylla Merian, c.1670 / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

4. Locusta Germanica.Tab XXIV by Rosel von Rosenhof, c.1746 / Engraving with hand coloring / Pictura Antique Prints, The Netherlands

5. Freshwater Jar with Procession of Grasshoppers, by Makuzu Kōzan I, c.1870/80s / Stoneware with wood lid and ivory knob / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

6. Grasshopper and sunflower by Shibata Zeshin, c.1877 / Woodblock print / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN

7. French Art Deco Grasshopper Hood Ornament, c.1920s / Bronze on Bakelite Plinth / Deco Interiors, Gloucestershire, UK

8. Corsage Brooch with Grasshoppers by René Lalique, c.1920 / Molded glass, nickel silver, marcasite, and pigmented resin / The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

9. Grasshopper by M.C Escher, 1935 / Wood engraving / Limited edition, various collections

10. Dog and grasshopper, 1930 / Porcelain / Musée National Adrien Dubouche, Limoges, France

11. Don’t Be a Job Hopper by Walt Disney Company, 1944 / Poster / Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY

12. Green Grasshopper by Yvonne Rosalind Barlow, c.1964 / Oil on board / Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, UK

13. Locust And Grasshopper by Salvador Dalí, 1967 / Original colored lithograph / Limited edition, various collections

14. The Ant and the Grasshopper by Jacob Lawrence, 1969 / Ink on paper / Paul G. Allen Family Collection

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Grasshopper Found Embedded in van Gogh Masterpiece
https://nelson-atkins.org/grasshopper-found-embedded-van-gogh-masterpiece/

Designer Eva Zeisel

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Eva Striker Zeisel (1906-2011) was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Zeisel

Image from:  https://www.filzfelt.com/designers/view/eva-zeisel

Born in 1906, Zeisel’s prolific output as a designer began in her late teens and continued until her death in 2011 at age 105, even as her eyesight failed and she had to design by touch. Even more impressive, in her later years she estimated that her designs numbered more than 100,000.

Quote from A Friendly Reminder of Eva Zeisel’s Enduring Excellence
https://www.core77.com/posts/53721/A-Friendly-Reminder-of-Eva-Zeisels-Enduring-Excellence#

Coffee service, 1928-1930 / Earthenware / The British Museum, London, UK

Tea Service [Shapes: Eva Zeisel; decorations: Varvara Petrovna Freze], 1935
Porcelain / Cooper Hewitt, NYC

“Museum” Pattern, c.1942-1943 / Porcelain / Brooklyn Museum, NYC

Hallcraft “Tomorrow’s Classic Caprice”, 1953 / Earthenware with decals
International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Chantal Eva Kettle, 2005 / Stainless steel / Image from Dwell Magazine

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Further reading:
https://www.atomic-ranch.com/interior-design/designers-craftsmen/eva-zeisel/
https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/Eva%20Zeisel:%20A%20Lifetime%20of%20Design/J17uojVrorDtmXvr

Takehisa Yumeji

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Japanese artist and poet Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934)

With mandolin, 1911. Image from https://arthistorypi.org/books/yumeji-modern

“He is known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls, though he also produced a wide variety of works including book covers, serial newspaper illustrations, furoshiki, postcards, and patterned washi paper.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumeji_Takehisa

Illustrated book of poems by artist/author Takehisa Yumeji,1912

Good Morning, 1915 / Shōjogahō (Girls’ illustrated magazine) January 1915

Sheet music for Johannes Brahms’ “Meine Liebe ist Grün”, July 1923

Saint Mary, November 1924 / Woodblock illustration tipped into The Ladies Graphic magazine

Cover for The Ladies Graphic magazine, 1927 / Color woodblock, offset lithography

Cover for Kuro Neko magazine, 1929 / Offset lithography

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The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints~
https://www.myjapanesehanga.com/home/artists/takehisa-yumeji-1884-1934.html
Taisho Romanticism and the Roots of Kawaii~
https://japanesekawaiiculture.com/takehisa-yumeji-taisho-romanticism-and-the-roots-of-kawaii/

Alma Thomas by Laura Wheeler Waring

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Working with her friends, such as photographer Ida Jervis or painter Laura Wheeler Waring, [Alma] Thomas was ever aware of the power of the portrait. Through pose, prop and expression, she collaborated with her colleagues to generate images that seem self-assured and formidable, demonstrating the values that she held for herself and for others.
~FROM https://www.culturetype.com/2021/07/28/on-occasion-of-new-exhibition-alma-thomas-everything-is-beautiful-curators-and-scholars-reflect-on-lesser-known-aspects-of-artists-life-and-work/

Portrait of a Lady (Alma Thomas) by Laura Wheeler Waring, c.1945 / Oil on canvas / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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Autoportrait Day 368~ Batia Lishansky

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Ukrainian-born Israeli sculptor Batia Lishansky (1900-1992)

1. Self-Portrait, 1925 / Oil on canvas / Beit Hashomer Museum, Kfar Giladi, Israel

2. Self Portrait in a Red Shawl, 1920s / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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