Category Archives: Women Artists

Born December 28~ Marie van Regteren Altena

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Marie van Regteren Altena (December 28, 1868-July 6, 1958) was a painter known for her still lifes. She was a member of The Amsterdam Joffers, a group of female Dutch Late Impressionists who met weekly.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_van_Regteren_Altena

Teatime by Marie van Regteren Altena
ND / Oil on canvas / 15-3/4″x13-2/5″ / Private collection

Marie van Regteren Altena on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-van-regteren-altena/

Further reading:
https://www.simonis-buunk.com/artist/marie-van-regteren-altena/artworks-for-sale/3353/
https://www-stedelijkmuseumschiedam-nl.translate.goog/marie-van-regteren-altena-1868-1958/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
https://historischekringlaren-nl.translate.goog/maria-engelina-van-regteren-altena/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Born December 27~ Ingri d’Aulaire

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Ingri d’Aulaire (December 27, 1904-October 24, 1980) was a children’s book writer and illustrator, who worked in collaboration with her husband and fellow artist, Edgar Parin d’Aulaire.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingri_and_Edgar_Parin_d%27Aulaire

Illustration from The Conquest of the Atlantic by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
1933 / Lithograph / 55 pp, 12″x10″ / Viking Press, New York
https://archive.org/details/conquestofatlant00daul/mode/2up

Ingri d’Aulaire on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13561098.Ingri_d_Aulaire

Further reading:
https://www.nyrb.com/collections/ingri-and-edgar-parin-daulaire
https://www.nocloo.com/ingri-edgar-parin-aulaire-biography/
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Edgar-Parin-dAulaire-and-Ingri-dAulaire/316738
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-daulaires-book-of-greek-myths-is-famous-but-what-about-their-forgotten-american-stories

Born December 26~ Berthe Art

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Berthe Constance Ursule Art (December 26, 1857-February 27, 1934) was a Belgian painter and pastelist. She exhibited her work at Chicago’s World Columbian Exposition in 1893 and at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900.
Google translation of biography on German Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/3q5kVUj

Blue Macaws by Berthe Art
ND / Pastel on paper / 31″x24-2/5″ / KMSKA: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

Berthe Art on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/berthe-art/

Further reading:
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt17a.html#art
Google translation of “Feminine Art” blog post: https://bit.ly/3p75Dzp
https://www.askart.com/artist/Berthe_Constance_Ursule_Art/11012786/Berthe_Constance_Ursule_Art.aspx

Born December 25~ Louise Bourgeois

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Louise Bourgeois (December 25, 1911-May 31, 2010) was a French-American artist. She created sculpture, installation art, drawings, and prints, but is probably best known for her spider-like Maman sculptures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Bourgeois

Pinus Sylvestris by Louise Bourgeois / 1943 / Image: 5-1/2″x4″
Artist’s personal holiday card printed at commercial shop / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Louise Bourgeois on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/louise-bourgeois/

Further reading:
https://atelier17.christinaweyl.com/artist-biographies/louise-bourgeois/
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/louise-bourgeois-learning-resource
https://galeriemagazine.com/louise-bourgeois-drawings-under-the-spotlight/
https://www.moma.org/s/lb/curated_lb/about/chronology.html

Born December 24~ Gertrude K. Lathrop

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Gertrude Katherine Lathrop (December 24, 1896-March 16, 1986) was an American sculptor, known for her medallion work and sculptures of small animals.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_K._Lathrop

Medals by Gertrude K. Lathrop

Gertrude K. Lathrop on Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/artist/lathrop-gertrude-katherine-wwigcmvhpg/sold-at-auction-prices/

Further reading:
https://brookgreen.pastperfectonline.com/bycreator?keyword=Lathrop%2C+Gertrude+Katherine
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/gertrude-k-lathrop-2814
https://www.albany.edu/arce/LathropXX.html

 

Born December 23~ Sientje Mesdag-van Houten

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Sientje Mesdag-van Houten (December 23, 1834-March 20, 1909) was a Dutch painter and art collector. Sientje and her husband, artist Hendrik Willem Mesdag, amassed a collection of nearly 350 works.
Biography on the Online Dictionary of Dutch Women:
http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Houten/en

Blauwe Vaas by Sientje Mesdag-van Houten
N/D / Oil on canvas / 49-1/5″x39-2/5″ / Private collection

Sientje Mesdag-van Houten on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sientje-mesdag-van-houten/

Further reading:
https://www.codart.nl/guide/agenda/sientje-mesdag-van-houten-vrouw-van-de-haagse-school/
https://www.ienvanderpol.nl/sientje-mesdag/
https://www.demesdagcollectie.nl/en

Born December 22~ Aya Takano

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Aya Takano (born December 22, 1976) is a Japanese painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer, and manga artist. She is a member of the Japanese Superflat movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_Takano

Rising, Floating Energy and Flowers by Aya Takano
2013 / Oil on canvas / 35-3/4″x23-7/8″ / Private collection

Aya Takano on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/aya-takano/

Further reading:
https://ocula.com/artists/aya-takano/
https://www.cobosocial.com/dossiers/aya-takano-on-manifesting-a-utopia-in-the-imaginary-world-of-art/
https://pen-online.com/arts/aya-takanos-illustrations-depict-a-utopian-adolescence/

Born December 21~ Christine McHorse

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Christine Nofchissey McHorse (December 21, 1948-February 17, 2021) was a Navajo ceramic artist who continually experimented with designs, materials, and firing techniques.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_McHorse

Spine by Christine McHorse
2010 / Micaceous clay / 27-1/4″ high / Christine Nofchissey McHorse Estate

Christine McHorse on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/christine-mchorse/

Further reading:
“The clay’s the thing: sculptor Christine Nofchissey McHorse”: https://bit.ly/3IQPXI9
https://westharlem.art/2021/03/20/christine-nofchissey-mchorse-navajo-ceramist-artist/
https://americanart.si.edu/blog/christine-mchorse-navajo-artist

Born December 20~ Beverly Pepper

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Beverly Pepper (December 20, 1922-February 5, 2020) was an American artist known for her towering sculptures of steel, stone, iron, and earth.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Pepper

Toro by Beverly Pepper
1962 / Steel and wood / 73-3/4″x47″x23″ / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

Beverly Pepper on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/beverly-pepper/

Further reading:
https://www.fondazioneprogettibeverlypepper.com/en/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/beverly-pepper-obituary-1770933
https://magazine.artland.com/female-iconoclasts-beverly-pepper/
https://thewomensstudio.net/2020/09/24/beverly-pepper/

Born December 19~ Gisèle Freund

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Gisèle Freund (December 19, 1908-March 31, 2000) was a German-born French photographer, famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers and artists.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gis%C3%A8le_Freund

Virginia Woolf with Her Dog by Gisèle Freund
1939 / Chromogenic print / 11-4/5″x7-13/16″ / The Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

Gisèle Freund on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gis%C3%A8le-freund/

Further reading:
http://www.gisele-freund.com/
https://monoskop.org/Gis%C3%A8le_Freund
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/freund-gisele
https://www.getty.edu/news/defining-society-with-photographer-gisele-freund/