March 23~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Lee Krasner (1908-1984), One of the first generation Abstract Expressionist painters
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/krasner-lee

Gold or Silver / 1954 / Oil and paper collage on Masonite / 48”x61 3/4”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remedios Varo (1908-1963)
Spanish-Mexican painter known for her contributions to Surrealism and Symbolism
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Remedios-Varo

Modernidad (Modernity) / 1936 / Pencil, gouache and graphite on plywood / 31”x19”

March 22~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Lee Miller (1907-1977)
American Fashion and fine art photographer, photojournalist, Surrealist artist, writer, and model
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/lee-miller

Women in fire masks, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London / 1941 / American Vogue magazine

Dora Maar (1907-1997)
French Surrealist artist and photographer, painter, and poet
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dora-maar-15766/seven-things-know-dora-maar

https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/63552/le-simulateur

March 21~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Kay Sage (1898-1963), Painter and poet; one of the most prominent women associated with Surrealism in the US
https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sage-kay-1898-1963

Tomorrow is Never / 1955 / Oil on canvas / 37 7/8”x53 7/8”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

María Izquierdo (1902-1955), Painter and writer best known for paintings inspired by Mexican folklore and motifs
http://clara.nmwa.org/index.php?g=entity_detail_print&entity_id=3933

Horses Actors / 1940 / Gouache on paper / 16”x22 1/2”

March 20~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979), The first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sonia-delaunay-993

Dubonnet / 1914 / Watercolour on canvas / 24”x30”

Amelia Pelaez (1897-1968)
Participant in the vanguardia and the classical phases of Cuban modernism
https://sophia.smith.edu/global-modern-women-artists/amelia-palaez/biography/

Marañones (Cashews) / 1939-1940 / Oil on canvas / 24 3/8”x30 1/2”

March 17~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936), Arts & Crafts artist created paintings, embroideries, illuminations, and illustrations
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/phoebe-anna-traquair

Annunciation (study for mural) / 1900 / Tempera on card / 11”x9”

 

Nampeyo (c.1859-1942)
One of the most important figures in Native American Pottery
https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/Nampeyo_of_Hano_1857_19428853486

Jar / c.1910 / Ceramic / H-8 1/4” W-14 1/4”

March 16~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Sarah Purser (1848-1943)
Irish painter, stained glass artist, patron, collector, and administrator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Purser

Le Petit Déjeuner / 1881 / Oil on canvas / 14”x10.5”

Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934)
American portrait photographer; one of the founders of the Photo-Secession group
https://www.moma.org/artists/3008-gertrude-kasebier

The Sketch / 1903 / Platinum print / 6”x8 1/8”

March 14~ Women’s History Month in visual arts


Katsushika Oi (c.1800-c.1866)

Daughter of ukiyo-e artist Hokusai and one of the few female artists of the Edo period
https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Katsushika_Oi

Three Women Playing Musical Instruments / Edo period / Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk / 18 5/16”x26 9/16”

 

Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908)
The foremost American female sculptor of the 19th century
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/harriet-goodhue-hosmer

Puck / modeled 1854, carved 1856 / Marble / 30 1/2”x16 5/8”x19 5/8”

March 13~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Maria Hadfield Cosway (1760-1838), British painter, miniaturist, draughtswoman, etcher, and musician
http://www.19thcenturypaintings.com/artists/31-maria-cosway/biography/

A Persian Lady Worshipping the Rising Sun / 1784 / Oil on canvas / 24”x29”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marianne North (1830-1890)
Victorian naturalist, botanical artist, and author
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/marianne-north-early-female-explorer

Papyrus or Paper Reed Growing in the Ciane, Sicily / c.1870-1879 / Oil on board / 13.94”x10”

March 12~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Chen Shu (1660-1736)
Chinese painter during the early Qing dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Shu_(painter)

http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/painting-flowers-signs.php

Violante Siriès Cerroti (1709-1783)
Eighteenth-century portraitist for Tuscan nobility
http://advancingwomenartists.org/artists/violante-siries-cerroti

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/captain-edward-hughes-c-17161794-175629
Siries Ceroti, Violante Beatrice, 1709-1783; Captain Sir Edward Hughes (c.1720-1794)

March 11~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

Rosalba Carriera (1673/5-1757)
Italian portrait painter and miniaturist best known for her work in pastels
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/rosalba-carriera

Gustavus Hamilton, Second Viscount Boyne, in Masquerade Costume / 1730–31 / Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas / 22 1/4”x16 7/8”

 

 

 

 

Susanna Drury (c.1698-c.1770)
Landscape painter, illustrator; best known for 2 gouache drawings of the Giant’s Causeway
https://vulcan.lindahall.org/16.shtml

A View of the Giant’s Causeway: East Prospect / 1740 / Gouache on vellum / dimensions?