Tag Archives: Painting

Born February 23~ Broncia Koller-Pinell

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Broncia Koller-Pinell (February 23, 1863-April 26, 1934) was an Austrian Expressionist painter said to be the first to bring attributes of French Impressionism into Austrian painting.
Biography on Jewish Women’s Archive: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/koller-pinell-broncia

The Mother of the Artist by Broncia Koller-Pinell
1907 / Oil on canvas / 35 4/5″x30 1/2″ / Austrian Gallery Belvedere, Vienna, AT

Broncia Koller-Pinell on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/broncia-koller-pinell/

Further reading:
Broncia Koller-Pinell  1863-1934
https://www.schirn.de/en/magazine/context/broncia_koller_pinell_art_for_all_vienna_biography/
Forgotten Females Found

Born February 22~ Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson

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Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (February 22, 1847-January 8, 1906) was one of the leading American women artists in Paris during the 1880s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Paxton_Ball_Dodson

Under the Weeping Ash Tree by Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson
1900 / Oil on canvas / 24″x18″ / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/sarah-paxton-ball-dodson/

Further reading:
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt6b.html#dodson
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23917/lot/51/
http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/55841/

Born February 21~ Grace Carpenter Hudson

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Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937) was an American painter nationally known during her lifetime for portraits of the Pomo Indians of Northern California.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hudson

Kai-Dai by Grace Carpenter Hudson
1913 / Oil on canvas / 23″x17″ / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Grace Carpenter Hudson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/grace-carpenter-hudson/

Further reading:
https://collections.lacma.org/node/165565
https://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/grace-hudson
https://criticalread.org/a-womans-work/

Born February 20~ Louisa Matthíasdóttir

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Louisa Matthiasdottir (February 20, 1917-February 26, 2000) was an Icelandic-American painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_Matth%C3%ADasd%C3%B3ttir

Self-Portrait in Overalls by Louisa Matthíasdóttir
N.D. / 68″x38″ / National Academy of Design, New York

Louisa Matthíasdóttir on Wikiart: https://www.wikiart.org/en/louisa-matthiasdottir

Further reading:
https://louisamatthiasdottir.com/
https://www.macdowell.org/artists/louisa-matthiasdottir
https://hyperallergic.com/101690/a-painters-sensuous-discipline/

Born February 19~ Gabriele Münter

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Gabriele Münter (February 19, 1877-May 19, 1962) was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_M%C3%BCnter

Lady in an Armchair, Writing by Gabriele Münter
1929 / Oil on canvas / 24 1/5″x18 1/5″ / Municipal Gallery of the Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany

Gabriele Münter on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gabriele-m%C3%BCnter/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/gabriele-munter/
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/gabriele-munter/
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/06/when-female-artists-stop-being-seen-as-muses/

Born February 17~ Gertrude Abercrombie

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Gertrude Abercrombie (February 17, 1909-July 3, 1977) was a surrealist painter based in Chicago.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Abercrombie

Self-Portrait in Green by Gertrude Abercrombie
1938 / Oil on canvas / Collection of the Illinois State Museum

Gertrude Abercrombie on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/gertrude-abercrombie/

Further reading:
https://hyperallergic.com/459812/a-surrealist-painter-who-collaborated-with-the-chicago-jazz-scene/
https://lithub.com/on-surrealist-gertrude-abercrombie-queen-of-the-bohemian-artists/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/gertrude-abercrombie-who-is-she-famous-works-1234578346/

Born February 16~ Mary Jane Peale

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Mary Jane Peale (February 16, 1827-November 22, 1902) was an American painter, and among the last members of the Peale family to paint professionally.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Peale

Rubens Peale, Aged 71 by Mary Jane Peale
1855 / Oil on canvas / 30″x25″ / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Mary Jane Peale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mary-jane-peale/

Further reading:
http://collection.thewestmoreland.org/artist-maker/info/123
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58471047/mary-jane-peale
https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/mary-jane-peale-forgotten-peale-painter

Born* February 13~ Katharina Pepijn

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Katharina Pepijn (*baptized February 13, 1619-November 12, 1688) was a Flemish painter who was known for her history and portrait paintings.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharina_Pepijn

Portrait of Van der Sterre by Katharina Pepijn
1652 / Oil on canvas / 49 1/5″x39″ / Tongerlo Abbey, near Antwerp, Belgium

Paintings in Tongerlo Abbey: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paintings_in_Tongerlo_Abbey

More links:
http://www.vondel.humanities.uva.nl/ecartico/persons/5944
https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00138468
https://rkd.nl/en/explore/images/259449

Born February 11~ Ellen Day Hale

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Ellen Day Hale (February 11, 1855-February 11, 1940) was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Day_Hale

June by Ellen Day Hale
c.1893 / Oil on canvas / 24″x18 1/8″ / National Museum of Women in the Arts

Ellen Day Hale on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ellen-day-hale/

Further reading:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/34803/self-portrait
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/ellen-hale/
Engravings at the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

Born February 10~ Anna Boch

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Anna Rosalie Boch (February 10, 1848-February 25, 1936) was a Belgian painter. In addition, Boch compiled an important collection of impressionist art, and was long believed to have been the only buyer of a van Gogh painting during his lifetime.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Boch

Woman in a Landscape by Anna Boch
c.1890-1892 / Oil on canvas / 39 3/4″x30 / Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ann Boch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-boch/

Further reading:
https://focusonbelgium.be/en/Do%20you%20know%20these%20Belgians/anna-boch
https://thesketchline.com/en/authors/anna-boch/
https://dutch-and-flemish-painters.tumblr.com/post/90240141314/books0977-theo-van-rysselberghe
Red Vineyard at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
How Many Paintings Did Vincent Sell during His Lifetime?