Tag Archives: Painter

Born December 22~ Aya Takano

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Aya Takano (born December 22, 1976) is a Japanese painter, illustrator, sci-fi writer, and manga artist. She is a member of the Japanese Superflat movement.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_Takano

Rising, Floating Energy and Flowers by Aya Takano
2013 / Oil on canvas / 35-3/4″x23-7/8″ / Private collection

Aya Takano on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/aya-takano/

Further reading:
https://ocula.com/artists/aya-takano/
https://www.cobosocial.com/dossiers/aya-takano-on-manifesting-a-utopia-in-the-imaginary-world-of-art/
https://pen-online.com/arts/aya-takanos-illustrations-depict-a-utopian-adolescence/

Born December 20~ Beverly Pepper

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Beverly Pepper (December 20, 1922-February 5, 2020) was an American artist known for her towering sculptures of steel, stone, iron, and earth.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Pepper

Toro by Beverly Pepper
1962 / Steel and wood / 73-3/4″x47″x23″ / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

Beverly Pepper on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/beverly-pepper/

Further reading:
https://www.fondazioneprogettibeverlypepper.com/en/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/beverly-pepper-obituary-1770933
https://magazine.artland.com/female-iconoclasts-beverly-pepper/
https://thewomensstudio.net/2020/09/24/beverly-pepper/

Born December 18~ Marie-Guillemine Benoist

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Marie-Guillemine Benoist (December 18, 1768-October 8, 1826) was a French neoclassical, historical, and genre painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Guillemine_Benoist

Portrait of Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany by Marie-Guillemine Benoist
c.1805 / Oil on canvas / 84-1/4″x50-3/4″ / Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi, Lucca, Italy

Marie-Guillemine Benoist on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-guilhelmine-benoist/

Further reading:
https://artherstory.net/marie-guillemine-benoist-revolutionary-painter/
National Museum of Women in the Arts: https://bit.ly/3EZcSi2
French Ministry of Culture: https://bit.ly/3oVeBzB

Born December 16~ Remedios Varo

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Spanish-born artist Remedios Varo (December 16, 1908-October 8, 1963) combined traditional techniques and Surrealist methods with mystical and occult themes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedios_Varo

Exploración de las Fuentes del Río Orinoco by Remedios Varo
1959 / Oil on canvas / 18″x15-3/4″ / Private collection

Remedios Varo on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/remedios-varo/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/remedios-varo/
https://mujeresartistasfemaleartists.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/remedios-varo-1st-part-english/
https://thewomensstudio.net/2018/04/30/remedios-vara/

Born December 15~ Ruth Henshaw Bascom

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Ruth Henshaw Bascom, also known as Aunt Ruth, (December 15, 1772-February 16, 1848) was an American folk artist who produced over 1,400 portraits.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Henshaw_Bascom

Man with short Hair and white Stock, profile by Ruth Henshaw Bascom
ND / Graphite pencil and pastel on paper / 19″x14-1/4″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Ruth Henshaw Bascom on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-henshaw-miles-bascom/

Further reading:
https://usfolkart.com/index.php/product/ruth-henshaw-bascom-1772-1848-classic-portrait-of-a-brown-haired-young-girl-probably-massachusetts-circa-1830/
https://web.colby.edu/thelantern/2016/11/01/artist-attributed/
https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2016/12/american-folk-art-part-18.html (scroll down for Ruth Henshaw Bascom)

Born December 14~ Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot

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French artist Antoinette Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot (December 14, 1784-January 2, 1845) was among the most celebrated women painters in the early decades of the 19th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

A Swiss guard, Full-Length by Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot
c.1810-1812 / Oil on canvas / 16″x12-3/4″ / Private collection

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot on Artnet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hortense_Haudebourt-Lescot

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/antoine-cecile-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/
https://www.gallery19c.com/artists/204-hortense-haudebourt-lescot/overview/
Figuration Feminine: https://bit.ly/3oLGUjS

Born December 12~ Helen Frankenthaler

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American artist Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928-December 27, 2011) developed a technique of thinning pigments with turpentine so they soaked into and stained the unprimed canvas instead of resting on the surface.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Frankenthaler

Jacob’s Ladder by Helen Frankenthaler
1957 / Oil on canvas / 113-3/8″x69-7/8″ / Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Helen Frankenthaler on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/helen-frankenthaler/

Further reading:
https://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/frankenthaler-helen
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-radical-beauty-of-helen-frankenthalers-woodcuts
https://www.skowheganart.org/helen-frankenthaler

Born December 10~ Elizabeth Olds

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Elizabeth Olds (December 10, 1896-March 4, 1991) was an American artist known for her work in developing silkscreen as a fine arts medium. She was also a painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Olds

Me and Her by Elizabeth Olds
c.1940-1970 / Screenprint on paper / 17″x13″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Elizabeth Olds on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elizabeth-olds/

Further reading:
https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elizabeth-olds/
https://www.annexgalleries.com/artists/biography/1781/Olds/Elizabeth
http://thefancifullobster.blogspot.com/2018/01/printmakers-you-should-know-elizabeth.html

Born December 7~ Lilian Westcott Hale

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Lilian Westcott Hale (December 7, 1880-November 3, 1963) was an American Impressionist painter. Hale’s art education included studying with William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock Hills in 1899.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Westcott_Hale

L’Edition de Luxe by Lilian Westcott Hale
1910 / Oil on canvas / 23″x15-1/8″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Lilian Westcott Hale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lilian-westcott-hale/

Further reading:
http://www.tfaoi.com/newsm1/n1m124.htm
https://www.vosegalleries.com/artists/lilian-westcott-hale
https://atsunnyside.blog/2022/02/22/lilian-westcott-hale-american-impressionist-and-portraitist/

Born December 6~ Lucia Fairchild Fuller

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Lucia Fairchild Fuller (December 6, 1870-May 21, 1924) was an American painter and member of the New Hampshire Cornish Art Colony. She was a founding member and treasurer of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_Fairchild_Fuller

Clara B. Fuller by Lucia Fairchild Fuller
1898 / Watercolor on ivory / 4-1/2″x2-13/16″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Lucia Fairchild Fuller on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucia-fairchild-fuller/

Further reading:
http://americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=194
https://arthur.io/art/lucia-fairchild-fuller/women-of-plymouth
https://asllinea.org/lucia-fairchild-fuller/