Women Artists

Surrealism

Leonor Fini: I’m Not a Muse, I’m an Artist

Leonor Fini didn’t agree with André Breton about the role of women in art: the father of Surrealism saw women solely as muses inspiring male...

Magda Michalska 11 December 2025

Love Story

An Avant-Garde Love Story: Goncharova and Larionov’s Romance

At the dawn of the modern avant-garde, two uncompromising young artists, Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov, found in each other both a lifelong...

Magda Michalska 10 December 2025

Artist Stories

Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin: It’s Complicated

There is a common saying that behind every great man, there is a great woman. It was no exception for the legendary sculptor, generally considered...

Zuzanna Stańska 10 December 2025

Anna Claypoole Peale Women Artists

Female Artists of the Peale Family, America’s First Art Dynasty

The Peale family was America’s first artistic dynasty. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) was a prominent American artist and early museum...

Alexandra Kiely 8 December 2025

Ancient Rome

The Ancient Queen and the Modern Sculptress: Zenobia by Harriet Hosmer

Harriet Hosmer, the 19th-century American sculptor from Watertown, Massachusetts was the exceptional talent behind the towering sculpture of Zenobia.

Maya M. Tola 8 December 2025

Women Artists

5 Art Nouveau Female Artists You Need to Know

Art Nouveau, the movement that flourished between 1890 and 1910, the period which encouraged modernity and artistic breakthroughs more than any...

Anastasia Tsaleza 7 December 2025

Art Nouveau

Loïe Fuller the Magical Dancer of Art Nouveau

Today we meet the performer Loïe Fuller, one of Art Nouveau’s most celebrated performers. She was a dancer and actress best known for her...

Europeana 4 December 2025

Design

Five Key Women in Contemporary Interior Design

Introducing the pioneers of contemporary interior design: these five remarkable women have revolutionized our perception of living, working, and...

Joanna Kaszubowska 1 December 2025

Natalia Dumitresco, Gris et Blanc, ca 1960, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Gris et Blanc by Natalia Dumitresco

Gris et Blanc is a masterpiece by Natalia Dumitresco that explores the visual complexity of Abstract Expressionism. The work captivates through its...

James W Singer 30 November 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Summer Street by Grace Hartigan

Grace Hartigan’s Summer Street (1956) is like stepping into a whirlwind of city light and sound. Painted in bold strokes and radiant colors, it...

Lisa Scalone 30 November 2025

Alma Thomas, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, 1969, acrylic on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Tiptoe Through the Tulips by Alma Thomas

The style of Alma Thomas has been compared to Byzantine mosaics and the Pointillism of Georges Seurat. However, it firmly belongs to the Washington...

James W Singer 30 November 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Salut Tom by Joan Mitchell

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Joan Mitchell’s birth, the perfect occasion to reflect on her extraordinary contributions to Abstract...

Carlotta Mazzoli 30 November 2025