Tag Archives: Drawing

Autoportrait Day 95~ Elizabeth Catlett

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

Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Self-Portrait, 1999 / Silver pencil on black paper / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

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Autoportrait Day 90~ Marisol

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

French-born Venezuelan-American sculptor Marisol (1930-2016)

1. Dinner Date, 1963 / Painted wood, plaster, textiles, oil on canvas, metal fork, leather boots, paint, graphite / Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2. Prototype for Self-Portrait Ring, 1967 / Pigmented wax / MoMA, NYC

3. Self Portrait, 1970-73 / Etching on wove paper / Various collections, including Detroit Institute of Arts, MI

4. Self-Portrait Looking at The Last Supper, 1982–84 / Wood, plywood, stone, plaster, aluminum, dye, charcoal / The Met, NYC

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Autoportrait Day 78~ E.Q. Nicholson

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

English painter and textile designer E.Q. Nicholson (1908-1992)

E.Q. Nicholson by E.Q. Nicholson, c.1943 / Colored inks and wax resistant crayon on paper
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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Autoportrait Day 77~ Giovanna Garzoni

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

Italian Baroque painter Giovanna Garzoni (1600-1670)

1. Self-portrait as Apollo, c.1618-20 / Tempera on parchment, laid down on linen / Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, IT

2. Self-Portrait, c.1650 / Pastel and charcoal on paper / Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, DC

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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 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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