Women Artists

Quiz

What Do You Know About Frida Kahlo? Take the Frida Quiz!

Kate Wojtczak 14 February 2026

Marie Bracquemond, Tea Time, ca 1880, Petit Palais, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Afternoon Tea by Marie Bracquemond

Afternoon Tea is a masterpiece by Marie Bracquemond, a female Impressionist that deserves a wider audience and more...

James W Singer 13 February 2026

Women Artists

Augusta Savage: The Woman Who Defined 20th-Century Sculpture

Augusta Savage was a sculptress whose name is often missing from the list of illustrious Harlem Renaissance artists. Throughout her life, she merged...

Anastasia Tsaleza 12 February 2026

Women Artists

Portraying the Unseen: An Introduction to Maryam Şahinyan

Maryam Şahinyan (1911-1996) was a commercial photographer of Armenian descent who worked for half a century, from 1935 to 1985. Born into a...

Iolanda Munck 11 February 2026

Women Artists

Hilma af Klint: Pioneer of Abstract Art

Who invented abstract art? The advent of abstraction has historically been attributed to male artists. However, Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter and...

Emily Snow 10 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Ten Largest by Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint was a Swedish abstract artist who was way ahead of her time. She might just be the first abstract painter in Western modern art...

Jinnie Stork 10 February 2026

Review

The Other Side: Women, Art And Spirituality

The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World, written by Jennifer Higgie, is a deep-dive into the world of extraordinary artists...

Candy Bedworth 10 February 2026

Surrealism

The Surrealistic World of Dora Maar

The name Dora Maar reminds most people of Pablo Picasso. But apart from being his muse and lover, she was first and foremost an ambitious and...

Michel Rutten 6 February 2026

Artist Stories

The Radical and Rebellious Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur's vivid animal portraits made her one of France's richest 19th century artist. Her unconventional personal life is fascinating!

Candy Bedworth 6 February 2026

Fashion

Sonia Delaunay and Clothing: Geometry in Fashion

Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was a busy woman. She was an officer of the French Legion of Honor, a wife of a famous painter, and an artist herself. On...

Magda Michalska 6 February 2026

Women Artists

Constance Marie Charpentier: French Master of Elegance

Constance Marie Charpentier (1767–1849) was a French painter celebrated for her refined portraits and genre scenes, often infused with sensitivity...

Zuzanna Stańska 6 February 2026

Louise Bourgeois, Arch of Hysteria, 1993, The Easton Foundation, New York, New York, USA, Museum of Modern Art. Women Artists

Louise Bourgeois in 5 Artworks: Creepy, Crawly, and Brilliant

Louise Bourgeois was the artist behind the world-famous spider sculpture—Maman. Her career spanned decades, and her oeuvre often focused on complex...

Joanna Kaszubowska 6 February 2026