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Autoportrait Day 6~ Gabriele Münter

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

German expressionist painter Gabriele Münter (1877-1962)

1. Self-Portrait, c.1908 / Oil on cardboard / Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, ES

2. Self-Portrait, c.1908-09 / Oil on canvas / Princeton University Art Museum, NJ

3. Self-Portrait, c.1909 / Oil on board / Private collection

4. Self-Portrait, 1934 / The Münter House in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany

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Autoportrait Day 2~ Hortense Haudebourt Lescot

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

French painter Antoinette-Cécile-Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (1784-1845)

1. Self-Portrait with a Palette, ND / Oil on canvas laid on canvas / Private collection

2. Portrait of the Artist, c.1800 / Oil on canvas / Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

3. Presumably a Self-Portrait of the Artist and Her Husband on Their Wedding Trip
1821 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

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Autoportrait Day 1~ Anne Goldthwaite

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

American painter and printmaker Anne Goldthwaite (1869-1944)

 1. Self-Portrait, c.1906-1913 / Oil on wood mounted on fiberboard / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

2. Self-Portrait, c.1920 / Oil on canvas / RISD Museum, Providence, RI

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Born December 30~ Lila Katzen

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Lila Pell Katzen (December 30, 1925-September 20, 1998) was an American sculptor of fluid, large-scale metal abstractions. Originally a painter, she began to focus her attention on sculpture in 1964.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lila_Katzen

Pinkney by Lila Katzen
1978 / Steel, Cor-Ten / 61″x55″x30″ / Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

Lila Katzen on Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/artist/katzen-lila-pell-m2pdkuhmt6/sold-at-auction-prices/

Further reading:
https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/artists/lila-katzen/
https://stanleymuseum.uiowa.edu/about/stories-from-sma/from-the-archives-2/
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/lila-katzen-72-sculptor-of-abstract-works.html

Lila Katzen Lecture, 1981, at Maryland Institute College of Art: https://archive.org/details/mma240-02/mma240-01.wav

Born December 29~ Nadeshda Udaltsova

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Nadezhda Andreevna Udaltsova (December 29, 1885-January 25, 1961) was a Russian avant-garde painter and educator. Udaltsova was affiliated with Cubism and later with Suprematism.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_Udaltsova

At the Piano by Nadeshda Udaltsova
1915 / Oil on canvas / 42″x35-1/16″ / Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Nadeshda Udaltsova on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/nadezhda-andreevna-udaltsova/

Further reading:
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/udaltsova-nadeshda
https://monoskop.org/Nadezhda_Udaltsova
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/nadejda-andreevna-oudaltsova/

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 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 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