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Autoportrait Day 326~ D. E. Brante

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

Autoportrait d’une artiste aux triples talents, French School, 19th Century

Self-portrait of a triple-talented artist (painter, sculptor, and musician), c.1815
Oil on canvas, signed lower left: D. E. Brante px / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 325~ Elaine Sturtevant

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

American multimedia artist Elaine Sturtevant (1924-2014)

Duchamp Marcel Duchamp, 1992 / Black and white photography, edition 5/7
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland

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Autoportrait Day 323~ Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

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

Austrian painter, illustrator, printmaker, and
author Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich (1903-1985)

Self-portrait, 1928 / Digitally colored version of photographer Bruno Reiffenstein‘s image
of the lost painting / ©Belvedere Archive, Vienna, Austria

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Autoportrait Day 322~ Anya Paintsil

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

Welsh Ghanaian artist Anya Paintsil (born 1993)

1. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, 2023 / Acrylic, alpaca, mohair, wool, synthetic hair, human hair, plastic comb on hessian fabric / Vortic Curated digital platform

2. I Am the Predator, Not the Prey I, 2020 / Acrylic, wool, synthetic hair, human hair on hessian fabric / Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, England

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Metamorphosis in Art, Part 2 of 2~

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Metamorphosis II, 1939-1940, by M.C. Escher (1898-1972) / https://mcescher.com/about/biography/
Woodcut on paper / Boston Public Library / https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ww72cb78j

metamorphosis (noun)  me-tə-ˈmȯr-fə-səs 
1a: change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
the metamorphosis of humans into animals
1b: a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances
The company has gone through a series of metamorphoses.
2: a typically marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form or structure of an animal (such as a butterfly or a frog) occurring subsequent to birth or hatching
the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metamorphosis


8. Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/dali/bio-dali/
Oil paint on canvas / Tate, London, UK
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/dali-metamorphosis-of-narcissus-t02343


9. Metamorphosis, 1948, by Zubeida Agha (1922-1997)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubeida_Agha
Oil on canvas / Private collection
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/zubeida-agha-metamorphosis


10. Metamorphosis, 1954, by Fay Lansner (1921–2010)
https://www.faylansner.com/about/biography
Oil on canvas / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/69324


11. Metamorphosis, 1964, by Bridget Riley (born 1931)
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/bridget-riley/
Wood, Liquid suspension / Centro de Arte Moderna, Lisboa, Portugal
https://gulbenkian.pt/cam/en/works_cam/metamorphosis-153359/


12. Metamorphosis I, 1974, by Stella Waitzkin (1920-2003)
https://www.kohlerfoundation.org/preservation/major-collections/stella-waitzkin/
Cast polyester resin and sandstone with paint and wood / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/metamorphosis-i-25814


13. Metamorphose einer Frau, 1987, by Leonor Fini (1908-1996)
http://www.leonor-fini.com/en/biography/
Eight screenprints in colors mounted on a four panel wooden screen / Private collection
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/women-artists/metamorphosis-of-a-woman


14. Metamorphosis III, 1992, by John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001)
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/biggers-john-thomas-1924-2001/
Lithograph printed in brown on cream wove paper / Various collections
https://www.artnet.com/artists/john-thomas-biggers/metamorphosis-iii-QWzRsvjy0CJhSUtsJxZEfg2

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Monday, January 30: Metamorphosis in Art, Part 1 of 2
https://schristywolfe.com/2023/01/30/metamorphosis-in-art-part-1-of-2/

Metamorphosis III, 1967–1968, by M.C. Escher (1898-1972) / https://mcescher.com/about/biography/
Woodcut on paper mounted on canvas, partly colored by hand / Boston Public Library
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ww72cb78j