New post on the Art Herstory blog!
Recent Novels About Women Artists
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Just in time for summer reading (in 1 hemisphere, anyway) - we present a list of recent fiction about actual, mostly historic women artists—from the C16th to the C21st.
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The Eighth Wonder of the World: Sarah Biffin
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Fruit Still Life, c. 1815, by #IphigénieMiletMoreau, Viscountess Decaux (#IphigenieDeCaux; French, 1778-1862), who was born #otd, June 17. Held by Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder. #womenartists #artherstory
Art Herstory's tribute to a remarkable Renaissance portrait painter -
Sofonisba Anguissola Lined Hardcover Journal
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Image: Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-Portrait, about 1556. Possibly oil on parchment. Art reproduced with permission from The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Self-portrait, 1821. On her sleeve can be seen her paintbrush, sewn in. I came across Sarah Biffin’s extroadinary story a few years back and then was reminded of it at a recent exhibition of rare Eliz...
The artist-subjects of the novels include #SofonisbaAnguissola #ArtemisiaGentileschi #JudithLeyster #ElisabettaSirani #AdelaideLabilleGuiard #AngelicaKauffman #MariaVanOosterwijck #BertheMorisot #EdmoniaLewis #GwenJohn #ClaudeCahun #DorotheaLange #JeanneHébuterne #DoraMaar #LeonoraCarrington & more!
Tal día como hoy 18 de junio 👇
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Anemone alpina, n.d., by #BarbaraEverard (nee Beard; British, 1910-1990), who died #otd, Jun 17. Source, www.flickr.com/photos/63494... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory
