A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American painter and printmaker Anne Goldthwaite (1869-1944)
2. Self-Portrait, c.1920 / Oil on canvas / RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Tag Archives: Painting
Born December 29~ Nadeshda Udaltsova
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
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
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
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
Born December 18~ Marie-Guillemine Benoist
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 17~ Paula Wilson
Paula Wilson (born December 17, 1975) is an American mixed-media artist creating works examining cultural history, individual identity, and the female persona.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Wilson
Data Unloaded by Paula Wilson
2008 / Collage, watercolor, colored pencil on paper / 41-1/4″x26″
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Paula Wilson on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/paula-wilson/
Further reading:
https://paulajwilson.com/
https://traveler.marriott.com/storybooked/paula-wilson/
http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-paula-wilson
Born December 16~ Remedios Varo
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
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
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
The Misty Miss Christy 