Category Archives: Women Artists

October 5, 1869~ Finnish painter Ellen Thesleff is born

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Self-Portrait by Ellen Thesleff

1894–95 / Pencil and sepia ink on paper / 12 1/5”x9 1/4”
Finnish National Gallery: Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

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Autumn~ October 5

Maya Lin: Born October 5, 1959

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/5~

October 3, 1648~ French poet, musician, academic, & artist Élisabeth Sophie Chéron is born

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Possible Self Portrait by Élisabeth-Sophie Chéron

17th century / Oil on canvas / 17.5”x15.7” / Musée Condé, Chantilly, France

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Autumn~ October 3

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/3~

September 23, 1865~ French painter Suzanne Valadon is born

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Portrait de Famille by Suzanne Valadon

André Utter, Suzanne Valadon, Maurice Utrillo, and Madeleine Valadon

1912 / Oil on canvas / 38”x28 3/4” / Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris

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Hispanic Artists~September 23

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/23~

September 21, 2016~ Tate Britain announces acquisition of “Portrait of an Unknown Lady”

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Portrait of an Unknown Lady  by Joan Carlile
A rare portrait by one of Britain’s first professional female artists

1650-1655 / Oil paint on canvas / 43 3/5”x35 2/5” / Tate Britain, London

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Hispanic Artists~September 21

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/21~

September 17, 1907~ American sculptor Edmonia Lewis dies

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Hagar by Edmonia Lewis

1875 / Carved marble / 52 5/8”x15 1/4”x17 1/8” / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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Hispanic Artists~September 17

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/17~

September 10, 1860~ Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin is born

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Police post in Vilnius  by Marianne von Werefkin

1914 / Tempera on cardboard / 38 3/5”x32 1/4” / Fondazione Marianne von Werefkin, Ascona, Switzerland

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Previous September 10 posts:

Hispanic Artists~September 10

Henry Purcell: Born September 10, 1659

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/10~

September 9, 1971~ Attica Prison uprising begins

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United States of Attica  by Faith Ringgold

1972 / Offset lithograph / 21 5/8”x27 3/8” / Various collections

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Hispanic Artists~September 9

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/9~

September 6, 1761~ French painter Marie-Gabrielle Capet is born

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Atelier of Madame Vincent by Marie-Gabrielle Capet

1808 / Oil on canvas / 27 5/16”x32 7/8” / Neue Pinakothek, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich

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Hispanic Artists~September 6

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/6~

September 4, 1861~ Swiss painter Annie Stebler-Hopf is born

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Autopsy  aka At the Dissecting Table (Professor Poirier, Paris)
by  Annie Stebler-Hopf

1889 / Oil on canvas / 44 7/8”x57 7/8” / Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

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Hispanic Artists~September 4

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/4~