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Celebrating women artists, past & present. Visit http://artherstory.net! Instagram, artherstorynotes. Online store at https://artherstory.net/shop/
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Virgin of the #ImmaculateConception, c. 1690–1706, by #LuisaRoldán ( #LuisaIgnaciaRoldán; Spanish, 1652–1706). Recently acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, emuseum.mfah.org/objects/1657... #womenartists #artherstory #SolemnityoftheImmaculateConception #FeastoftheImmaculateConception
A statue of the Virgin Mary on a gold framed pedestal, held up by 3 small angels or cherubs. She wears a white gown and a blue cloak, around which her long brown hair cascades. She gazes downward, and her hands are crossed in front of her chest.
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Art talk, coming up 12/11 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton -

Join the Women's Art Association of Hamilton to learn how the Clara Galbreaith's "Summer Poppies" (1888) was restored to its original brilliance.

Tickets: $10 by e-transfer to [email protected]
More information: [email protected]
Digital event poster featuring painting of poppies, and white text against a teal background.
December 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Wendi Norris Bet On Women Surrealists—Now the Market Has Caught Up
The dealer’s collaborations with artists, scholars & institutions have been central to elevating Carrington, Varo, Tanning & their peers into a broader cultural spotlight.
By Elisa Carollo for Observer
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Wendi Norris Bet On Women Surrealists—Now the Market Has Caught Up
“Depth is what connects people, and the artists I work with have that depth,” the dealer tells Observer.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Just back from the Helene Schjerfbeck show at The Met. It's wonderful to have so much work from this powerful Finnish painter in New York. This is 'Self Portrait, Black Background' from 1915. It's on loan from The Finnish National Gallery.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Helene Schjerfbeck another woman artist that should have been taught to us along with the boys, the lost inspiration is incalculable
Helene Schjerfbeck painting of a head and upper body, expressionistic in misty pink and washed out turquoise, black background. A person looking off to the left with pink hat on
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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‘There is no peace from the relentless bombardment, from the gammon that slaps you in the eye as it tumbles out of the fridge, from the towers, from the heavy silver trays of pink-piped canapés.’ Molly Pepper Steemson suggests ways to find some peace during the party season
Paintings to get you through party season
Molly Pepper Steemson looks to baroque still lifes to find serenity at a time of abundance
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December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A photographic view between social issues and the American lifestyle: Margaret Bourke-White on show in Reggio Emilia
by Giovanni Crotti for Juliet Magazine
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A photographic view between social issues and the American lifestyle: Margaret Bourke-White on show in Reggio Emilia - Juliet Art Magazine
the retrospective of Margaret Bourke-White, organized by the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani di Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with Camera – Centro italiano per la Fotografia
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December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Good to see so many women artists represented in this list!

The Best Exhibitions This Winter
by Catriona Miller for @dailyartmagazine.bsky.social
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The Best Exhibitions This Winter
It may be cold and grey outside but here are some of the best exhibitions showing in the UK, USA, and Europe this winter.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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An early variant of Artemisia Gentileschi's Madonna and Child acquired by the María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation in Madrid
An early work by Artemisia Gentileschi has been acquired by a Spanish foundation: exhibition in Madrid
In Spain, important acquisition for the María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation (FMCMP) in Madrid, which recently enriched its collection with a work by Artemisia Gentileschi that was sold at aucti...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Stocking stuffer alert!

This year marks the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.

Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...

Also available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
The front cover of Art Herstory's new Sofonisba Anguissola limited edition lined hard cover journal, set in a Christmassy setting with holly, pinecones, and in the background a tree heavily decorated in red and gold tinsel and balls. The journal cover reproduces an oval self-portrait of the young Sofonisba Anguissola holding a gold medallion with a monogram. The background around the oval-shaped painting is black.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Miniature self-portrait by Frida Kahlo turns heads at Art Basel Miami Beach
A Frida Kahlo self-portrait measuring 5cm tall is on sale for $15m at the stand of Weinstein gallery
by Kabir Jhala for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
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Miniature self-portrait by Frida Kahlo turns heads at Art Basel Miami Beach
A Frida Kahlo self-portrait measuring 5cm tall is on sale for $15m at the stand of Weinstein gallery
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December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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St. Nicholas, 1937, by #MabelDwight (American, 1875-1955). Held by the National Gallery of Art, www.nga.gov/artworks/147... #womenartists #artherstory #StNicholasDay #FeastofStNicholas
A b&w lithograph of a wintery outdoor scene in which a man with a fur trimmed coat and cap, and a halo and spectacles, stands out in the snow distributing treats to wild animals including a deer, an elk, and a rabbit.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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She Was a Design Visionary Who Vanished for Decades—Then Her Phone Rang
Elizabeth Browning Jackson’s world of vortex rugs and razor-edge forms comes into focus at Design Miami and in her new solo show.
by Maya Kotomori for Artnet
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She Was a Design Visionary Who Vanished for Decades—Then Her Phone Rang | Artnet News
Design visionary Elizabeth Browning Jackson returns with her signature vortex rugs and razor-edge forms at Design Miami 2025 and a solo show.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Twig with Two Pears, n.d., by #DorotheaStormKreps (Dutch, 1734-72). Held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, www.boijmans.nl/en/collectio... #hernaturalhistory #artherstory #womenartists #WorldPearDay
A botanical drawing in pencil, brush and bodycolors of two pears on a stem with leaves, tied at the top with a salmon-pink ribbon. The artwork also depicts red cherries, and Physalis alkekengi (3 closed, 1 open), and a purple flower, as well as butterflies, a beetle and a dragonfly.
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Day six of our #ArtistAdventCalendar with Julia Margaret Cameron’s ‘Light & Love’, 1865, @V&AMuseum.

A photographic interpretation of the nativity scene, the nest-like bed of straw suggests the manger in which the baby Jesus was lain.
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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So many treasures and nice to see @artherstory.bsky.social note cards featuring #womenartists 😃

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The Best Holiday Gifts for the Art Lovers and Artists On Your List
Here’s what to buy the art enthusiast in your life.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Forest Floor Still Life with Butterflies and a Lizard, n.d., by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730), who was buried #otd, Dec 5. Held in The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston.

#womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A still life painting of flowers on a forest floor, with a lizard at bottom left; a white butterfly at center left; and a yellow and black butterfly toward the lower right corner. The artist's signature is in white in the bottom right corner.
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Sunflower / Sonnen Blüme, 1692, by #MagdalenaRosinaFunck (nee Heuchelin; German, 1672-95), who died on or around this day, Dec 4. From her Blumenbuch, held by Dumbarton Oaks; source, #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #MagdalenaFunck
A watercolor drawing of a cut stalk of sunflower, with the petals curling up around the center. There's a handwritten label at bottom center.
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Lily / Gefülte Feüer Lilia, 1692, by #MagdalenaRosinaFunck (nee Heuchelin; German, 1672-95), who died on or around this day, Dec 4. From her Blumenbuch, held by Dumbarton Oaks; source, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory
December 4, 2023 at 3:05 PM
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River landscape in autumn, n.d., by #ElizaBarchus (nee Lamb; American, 1857-1959), who was born #otd, Dec 4. Private collection? Sold in 2021 by O'Gallerie, www.ogallerie.com/auction-lot/... #womenartists #artherstory
December 4, 2023 at 3:37 PM
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#SaintBarbara, 1619, by #LucrinaFetti (Italian, c. 1590–1651). Private collection; source, wga.hu/html_m/f/fet... #womenartists #artherstory #nuntastic #FeastofStBarbara #StBarbara
A painting of a female standing in an outdoor setting, gazing heavenward. The toes of her bare right foot peek out from the hem of her gown. A portion of a tower is visible at the left edge of the artwork. According to the site from which this digital image comes, “This painting was originally located above the left altar of the church in the Clarissan convent of Sant'Orsola in Mantua where Lucrina took her vow in 1614.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Support the Women Artists of Venice Program

Save Venice's 2025 Giving Tuesday Campaign supports the urgently needed scientific analysis of 13 Rosalba Carriera pastels at the Gallerie dell’Accademia as part of the #WomenArtists of Venice program.

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Save Venice Inc. | Dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of Venice
Save Venice Inc. is the leading American nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage of Venice, Italy. Since 1971, Save Venice has funded the restoration of more than 500 arti...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Invictus, 1924, by #AnneBrigman (American, 1869–1950), who was born #otd, Dec 3. Held by Library of Congress; read about her in

Anne Brigman, Bayard Wootten and Jessie Tarbox Beals: American Women Photographers Born in the C19th
by Maria Ausherman
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Invictus is the Latin word for “unconquered.” In Brigman’s photograph, a nymph rises from a juniper tree as if part of the same life force. Juniper trees are known to be so hardy that they can grow on the sides of rocky cliffs. Like the juniper tree, the woman’s resolute position reminds us that there is strength in the face of adversity.
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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St. Margaret, c. 1614, by #LucrinaFetti (born #GiustinaFetti; Italian, c. 1590–1651), who took her vows #otd, Dec 3. Held by the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State; source, img.wikioo.org/ADC/Art.nsf/... #womenartists #artherstory #nuntastic
December 3, 2023 at 5:49 PM
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December Second, by Grace Hartigan. What do you think is the story behind this painting?
#AbstractExpressionism
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM