Women Artist

Mini-Post | Flora (1894)

July 7, 2023

This weekend, I had the absolute joy of seeing this Evelyn de Morgan painting of “Flora”, which you can find at Delaware Art Museum. It was pretty magical as I’ve had a postcard of it above my desk for so long! Combining influences from Botticelli’s “Primavera” and “The Birth of Venus”, de Morgan (whose first read more
Mini-Post | Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933)

April 9, 2021

The Blue Kimono, 1915, oil on canvas. Is Female Artist Friday a thing? If it is, I’m joining in! This painting by Lilla Cabot Perry caught my attention a long while ago at the San Diego Museum of Art – I love the flowers and the beautiful blue kimono so much! Perry was born in Boston read more
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

January 14, 2021

Happy 180th birthday to Berthe Morisot! Born on this day in 1841, I’ll be celebrating her life and work in today’s post! read more
Mini-Post | “Winter”, Anne Vallayer-Coster

December 8, 2020

Winter, eighteenth-century, attributed to Anne Vallayer-Coster, oil on canvas. (Open Access image, courtesy Met Museum, 07.225.462.) read more
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

May 22, 2020

Happy 176th birthday Mary Cassatt, a fascinating female artist! I’m celebrating her life and work in today’s post. read more
Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757)

March 25, 2019

A Muse, Rosalba Carriera, mid-1720s, pastel on laid blue paper (Getty Museum, 2003.17) Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program. On Monday 12th June 1741, Henrietta Fermor, Countess of Pomfret, was exploring Venice with her travel companions. She had been on a Grand Tour with her husband and two of her daughters since read more