Category Archives: Women Artists

Autoportrait Day 6~ Gabriele Münter

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

German expressionist painter Gabriele Münter (1877-1962)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1908 / Oil on cardboard / Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, ES

2. Self-Portrait, c.1908-09 / Oil on canvas / Princeton University Art Museum, NJ

3. Self-Portrait, c.1909 / Oil on board / Private collection

4. Self-Portrait, 1934 / The Münter House in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany

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Autoportrait Day 2~ Hortense Haudebourt Lescot

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

French painter Antoinette-Cécile-Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (1784-1845)

1. Self-Portrait with a Palette, ND / Oil on canvas laid on canvas / Private collection

2. Portrait of the Artist, c.1800 / Oil on canvas / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

3. Presumably a Self-Portrait of the Artist and Her Husband on Their Wedding Trip
1821 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 1~ Anne Goldthwaite

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

American painter and printmaker Anne Goldthwaite (1869-1944)

 1. Self-Portrait, c.1906-1913 / Oil on wood mounted on fiberboard / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

2. Self-Portrait, c.1920 / Oil on canvas / RISD Museum, Providence, RI

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Born December 31~ Selma Burke

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Selma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900-August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor, educator, and member of the Harlem Renaissance movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Burke

Monument to the Tuskegee Airmen by Selma Burke / 1942 / Bronze / 9-1/4″x6″x6″
From The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, San Francisco, CA

Selma Burke on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/selma-burke/

Further reading:
https://www.ncmaahc.org/posts/selma-burke
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/selma-burke/
https://www.villagepreservation.org/2021/03/01/groundbreaking-artist-and-educator-selma-hortense-burkes-home-at-88-east-10th-street/

Born December 30~ Lila Katzen

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Lila Pell Katzen (December 30, 1925-September 20, 1998) was an American sculptor of fluid, large-scale metal abstractions. Originally a painter, she began to focus her attention on sculpture in 1964.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lila_Katzen

Pinkney by Lila Katzen
1978 / Steel, Cor-Ten / 61″x55″x30″ / Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

Lila Katzen on Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/artist/katzen-lila-pell-m2pdkuhmt6/sold-at-auction-prices/

Further reading:
https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/artists/lila-katzen/
https://stanleymuseum.uiowa.edu/about/stories-from-sma/from-the-archives-2/
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/lila-katzen-72-sculptor-of-abstract-works.html

Lila Katzen Lecture, 1981, at Maryland Institute College of Art: https://archive.org/details/mma240-02/mma240-01.wav

Born December 29~ Nadeshda Udaltsova

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Nadezhda Andreevna Udaltsova (December 29, 1885-January 25, 1961) was a Russian avant-garde painter and educator. Udaltsova was affiliated with Cubism and later with Suprematism.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_Udaltsova

At the Piano by Nadeshda Udaltsova
1915 / Oil on canvas / 42″x35-1/16″ / Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Nadeshda Udaltsova on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/nadezhda-andreevna-udaltsova/

Further reading:
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/udaltsova-nadeshda
https://monoskop.org/Nadezhda_Udaltsova
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/nadejda-andreevna-oudaltsova/