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Autoportrait Day 53~ Consuelo Fould

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

French painter and museum founder Consuelo Fould (1862-1927)

1. Autoportrait supposé, c.1885 / Pencil and chalk on paper / Musee Roybet Fould, Courbevoie, FR

2. Autoportrait, c.1890 / Oil on canvas / Musee Roybet Fould, Courbevoie, FR

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Autoportrait Day 52~ Bice Lazzari

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

Italian painter Beatrice “Bice” Lazzari (1900-1981)

Autoritratto, 1929 / Oil on pressed cardboard / Bice Lazzari Archive, Rome

Exhibition “Bice Lazzari: Modernist Pioneer”, Estorick Collection, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 51~ Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

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

Artist and curator Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (born 1940)

The Red Mean: Self Portrait, 1992 / Acrylic, newspaper collage, shellac, and mixed media on canvas
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA

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Autoportrait Day 50~ Marietta Robusti

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

Renaissance painter “La Tintoretta”, Marietta Robusti
(approx. 1550-1590)

[Possible] Self Portrait with Madrigal, c.1578 / Oil on canvas / Le Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

“La Tintoretta: Searching for Marietta Robusti”

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Autoportrait Day 49~ Antonietta Raphaël

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

Painter and sculptor Antonietta Raphaël (1895-1975)

1. Self-portrait with Violin, 1928 / Oil on panel / Private collection

2. Self portrait, 1937 / Sculpture / Bertolami Collection, Rome

3. Self-portrait in Blue Overalls, c.1940 / Oil on panel/ Galleria del Laocoonte, Rome/London

4. Self-portrait Writing a Letter to Mario, 1942 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 46~ Dora Maar

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

Photographer and painter Dora Maar (1907-1997)

1. Autoportrait à la Fenêtre, c.1926 / Gelatin Silver Negative / Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR

2. Autoportrait au Manteau, ND / Pastel and charcoal on paper / Private collection

3. Moi-même, c.1950 / Pencil on paper / Private collection

4. Autoportrait, ND / Oil on cardboard / Private collection

5. Autoportrait au Ventilateur, c.1926 / Gelatin Silver Print / Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR

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