Tag Archives: Painting

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?

Born February 7~ Ethel Carrick

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Ethel Carrick (February 7, 1872-June 17, 1952), also known by her married name Ethel Carrick Fox, was an English-born Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Carrick

La Marée Haute à Saint Malo by Ethel Carrick
c.1911-12 / Oil on canvas / 31″x25 1/5″ / Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Ethel Carrick Fox on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ethel-carrick-fox/

Further reading:
https://www.diggins.com.au/artist/ethel-carrick-fox/
http://www.susannadevries.com/ethel_carrick_fox.html
https://art.base.co/event/3032-art-love-and-life-ethel-carrick-e-phillips-fox#16

Born February 2~ Loren MacIver

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Loren MacIver (February 2, 1909-March 3, 1998) was an American painter and the first woman represented in MoMA’s permanent collection.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_MacIver

Downstairs by Loren MacIver
c.1936-1939 / Oil on canvas / 30 1⁄4″x20 1⁄8″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Loren MacIver on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/loren-maciver/

Further reading:
https://www.alexandregallery.com/artists-work/loren-maciver
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/oil-slick
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/loren-maciver-90-a-painter-known-for-her-eclectic-style.html

Born February 1~ Doris Lee

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Doris Lee (February 1, 1905-June 16, 1983) was an American painter known for her figurative painting and printmaking.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lee

“Country Post” (Detail) by Doris Lee
1938 / Mural, oil on canvas / 72″x163″
William J. Clinton Federal Building (formerly the Ariel Rios Federal Building), DC

Doris Lee on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/doris-emrick-lee/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/doris-lee/
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/doris-lee-2857
Doris Lee on the U.S. General Services Administration website

Born January 29~ Elisabeth Büchsel

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Elisabeth Büchsel (January 29, 1867-July 3, 1957) was a German painter known for her Impressionist portraits and landscapes.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_B%C3%BCchsel

Hiddense fishermen at the Garden Fence by Elisabeth Büchsel
1913 / Oil on canvas / Stralsund Museum, Stralsund, Germany

Elisabeth Büchsel on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/elisabeth-b%C3%BCchsel/

Further reading:
Google translation of ‘The painter from Hiddensee’ at Schweriner Volkszeitung newspape
Google translation of ‘Elisabeth Büchsel’ at Gallery “The Panther“
https://www.landesmuseum-mecklenburg.de/en/exhibits/stralsund-museum/Elisabeth-Buechsel-Truding/index.html