Painting of the Week: Claude Raguet Hirst, A Gentleman’s Table
A Gentleman’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst is a mysterious painting that echoes the realism of Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Henry Ossawa...
James W Singer 6 June 2021
Women Artists
May Alcott, an Artist Born Under a Lucky Star
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker was the real Amy March from Little Women. However, she was so much more than an inspiration. Born under a lucky star, she...
Jimena Escoto 5 June 2021
Passion for Life: Dame Laura Knight. Book Review
An immense biography of British painter Dame Laura Knight has been updated and re-published in paperback this year by McNidder and Grace. Here we...
Candy Bedworth 29 May 2021
31 Women: Peggy Guggenheim And Her Groundbreaking Exhibition
Perhaps one the most influential women in shaping the art world of the 20th century, Peggy Guggenheim held an exhibition in 1943 that was to be...
Nina Relf 19 May 2021
The Divine Sarah: Sarah Bernhardt, The First Artist Superstar
While we are all familiar with celebrity culture and can recognize all of the Kardashians by their silhouettes, the idea of ‘celebrity’...
Wendy Gray 18 May 2021
Janet Sobel: the Forgotten Female Artist Who Influenced Jackson Pollock
Although almost entirely erased from the canon of Abstract Expressionist art, Janet Sobel (born Jennie Olechovsky) is now slowly gaining recognition...
Isabella Hill 27 April 2021
Masterpiece Story: Still Life with Mackerel by Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster was one of the foremost still-life painters in 18th century France. She was enormously prolific and extremely popular. Her works...
James W Singer 28 March 2021
Charlotte Salomon: Theater of Life and Death
This is not a story with a happy ending. Or a happy beginning for that matter. It’s a story of suicides, sexual abuse, a mystery to solve and...
Magda Michalska 25 March 2021
Restoring Women in Art History – Advancing Women Artists Retrospective
Late last year, Advancing Women Artists (AWA) announced that its activities will come to an end in June 2021. For over a decade, this Florence,...
Alexandra Kiely 19 March 2021
Masterpiece Story: Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV by Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the greatest female artists of the early 20th century. She could also be considered the mother of American Modernism.
James W Singer 14 March 2021
Lace on the Wall – NeSpoon’s Street Art
NeSpoon is a street artist who combines ceramics, lace, and graffiti in her work. She travels the world and decorates old buildings or run-down...
Magda Michalska 13 March 2021
10 Female Artists Forgotten By Art History
Many great female artists tend to be forgotten in art history. Those who have been neglected and marginalized for years or even centuries, lately...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 March 2021
