Tag Archives: Painting

Born June 7~ Evelyn Statsinger

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Evelyn Statsinger (June 7, 1927-February 13, 2016) was a multi-disciplinary artist working across media, including painting, drawing, and sculpture.
Biography on Gray Gallery: https://www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/estate-of-evelyn-statsinger

Bountiful Landscape by Evelyn Statsinger
1976 / Oil on linen / 48″x38″ / Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Evelyn Statsinger on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/evelyn-statsinger/

Further reading:
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-evelyn-statsinger-16267#transcript
https://www.richardgraygallery.com/viewing-rooms/evelyn-statsinger#tab:thumbnails
https://art.newcity.com/2016/02/25/in-memoriam-evelyn-statsinger-1927-2016/

Born June 5~ Jean Follett

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Jean Follett (June 5, 1917-July 6, 1990) was an American sculptor and assemblage artist. She was a member of the New York abstract art movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Follett

Many-Headed Creature by Jean Follett
1958 / Light switch and socket, cooling coils, window screen, nails, faucet knobs, mirror, twine, cinders, castor, springs, wood, wire chain, and rope on wood panel / 24″x24″x4-3/4″ / MoMA, NYC

Further reading:
https://www.hauserwirth.com/ursula/26214-retrospect-rediscovery-pioneering-artwork-jean-follett
https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/events/discovering-jean-follett-from-the-east-side-of-st-paul-to-new-york-city/
https://hyperallergic.com/351444/no-point-of-view-is-the-best-view-of-all-artists-working-between-1952-1965-many-of-whom-are-forgotten/
https://www.nyuad-artgallery.org/en_US/our-exhibitions/main-gallery/inventing-downtown-archive/

Born June 4(?)~ Natalia Goncharova

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Natalia Goncharova (June 16 [June 4 Old Style*] or July 3 [June 21 Old Style*] – October 17, 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Goncharova

Cyclist by Natalia Goncharova
1913 / Oil on canvas / 30-3/4″x41-1/3″ / The State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, RU

Natalia Goncharova on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/natalia-sergeevna-goncharova/

Further reading:
https://collections.dma.org/essay/l6epkQDg
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/natalia-goncharova/
https://magazine.artland.com/lost-and-found-artist-natalia-goncharova/

* Russian calendar~ https://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his241/notes/calendar.html
>Russian calendar conversion~ https://stevemorse.org/jcal/julian.html

Born June 3~ Rachel Ruysch

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Rachel Ruysch (June 3, 1664-October 12, 1750) was a Dutch still-life painter who specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Ruysch

Still Life with Fruit, Bird’s Nest and Insects by Rachel Ruysch
1716 / Oil on canvas / 30″x22-1/2″ / Dudmaston Hall, Shropshire, England

Rachel Ruysch on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/rachel-ruysch/
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/ruysch-rachel-16641750
https://arthistoryproject.com/artists/rachel-ruysch/

Born June 2~ Mayumi Oda

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Mayumi Oda (born June 2, 1941) is a Japanese-American painter, printmaker, activist, educator, author, and farmer.
Biography on her website: https://mayumioda.net/pages/about-mayumi

Storyville X by Oda Mayumi
1974 / Screenprint / 33-1/2″x24-1/2″ / Various collections, including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

Mayumi Oda on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/mayumi-oda/

Further reading:
https://tricycle.org/magazine/portfolio-mayumi-oda/
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/mayumi-oda-happy-activist
https://www.lionsroar.com/awakening-to-the-goddess-the-art-activism-of-mayumi-oda/

Born June 1~ Alethea Garstin

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Alethea Garstin (1894–1978) was a Cornish artist and illustrator; she was the daughter and pupil of painter Norman Garstin.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alethea_Garstin

The Reverend Charles Francis Benthall on Holiday in Morocco by Alethea Garstin
c.1925 / Oil on canvas / 39″x31-1/10″ / Benthall Hall, Shropshire, UK

Alethea Garstin on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/alethea-garstin/

Further reading:
https://artuk.org/discover/artists/garstin-alethea-18941978
https://www.stephenongpin.com/artist/236757/alethea-garstin
https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/alethea-garstin

Born May 29~ Behjat Sadr

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Behjat Sadr (May 29, 1924-August 11, 2009) was an Iranian artist and educator; she moved to Paris after the 1979 Islamic Revolution began.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behjat_Sadr

Untitled by Behjat Sadr
1967 / Oil and aluminium foil on Venitian blinds superimposed on oil on wood
52″x33-4/5″ / Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran

Behjat Sadr on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/behjat-sadr/

Further reading:
https://behjat-sadr.com/en/biographie/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/features/behjat-sadr-irans-pioneer-visual-arts-gets-first-exhibition-london
https://www.balicehertling.com/magazine/negar-azimi-in-conversation-with-mitra-goberville-behjat-sadrs-daughter/

Born May 26~ Ruth Armer

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Ruth Armer (May 26, 1896-August 29, 1977) was an American abstractionist painter, lithographer, teacher, and art collector from the San Francisco Bay area in California.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Armer

Abstraction #250 by Ruth Armer
c.1950 / Oil on canvas / 24″x20″ / Private collection

Ruth Armer on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ruth-armer/

Further reading:
https://helfenfinearts.com/ruth-armer/
https://calabigallery.com/artists/ruth-armer/
http://womenoutwest.blogspot.com/2014/03/ruth-armer-from-representational-to.html

Born May 24~ Maximilienne Guyon

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Maximilienne Guyon (May 24, 1868-1903) was a French painter, watercolorist, printmaker, and illustrator.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilienne_Guyon

Young Girl Leaning by Maximilienne Guyon
Before 1897 / Oil on canvas / 32-1/3″x25-3/5″ / Musée de La Roche-sur-Yon, France

Maximilienne Guyon on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/maximilienne-goepp-guyon/

More links:
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Maximilienne-Goepp-Guyon/0290B3A6DF5414E5/Artworks
http://arcadiasystems.org/academia/cassatt11b.html#guyon
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilienne_Guyon

Born May 23~ Marisa Merz

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Marisa Merz (May 23, 1926-July 20, 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor. In 2013 she was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa_Merz

Untitled (Living Sculpture) by Marisa Merz
1966 / Aluminium / Overall displayed dimensions variable / Tate London, UK

Marisa Merz on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marisa-merz/

Further reading:
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/marisa-merz/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marisa-merz-obituary-1606417
https://philamuseum.org/calendar/exhibition/marisa-merz