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@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:16 PM

Portrait of a Lady, n.d., by #MarieGenevièveBouliar (or #MarieGenevièveBouliard; French, 1762-1825), who died #otd, Oct 9. Held by the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #womenartists #artherstory

A bust-length painting of a white-skinned woman with long blond hair, wearing a gauzy black scarf over a simple white dress or blouse, and a long black head covering. Her sorrowful-looking face, in three-quarter view, turns toward the left edge of the painting. Her hands are crossed, right over left, at her breast.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:08 PM

Opened today at Nasjonalmuseet -

W̶o̶m̶a̶n̶ Painter
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/exhibitio...

The show presents some 50 paintings by artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Clara Peeters, Michaelina Wautier and Lavinia Fontana alongside works by their teachers.

#womenartists #artherstory

An installation photo of the exhibition W̶o̶m̶a̶n̶ Painter, in which the viewer sees paintings partially obscured by people standing in front of them. At the center is Lavinia Fontana's painting of Minerva dressing, flanked by a Michaelina Wautier's "Education of the Virgin" on the left and "Pieta" by Mechtelt toe Boecop (or van Lichtenberg) on the right. At the far left and right, a painting is partially visible.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:57 PM

Self-portrait, 1786, by #MarieGuillemineBenoist (French, 1768-1826), who died #otd, Oct 8. Held by Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/kunstwerke/M... #artherstory #womenartists

A portrait-mode rectangular painting of a white woman with long curly dark-blond hair, seated at an easel. She holds a paintbrush in her uplifted right hand, and clutches a handful of paintbrushes with her left hand, with which she also supports a palette. She wears a white or light blue gown that falls so far off her right shoulder that it nearly exposes her right breast. She also wears a pink sash, and is sitting on a gold cloak with a decorated border. At the right of the artwork is a portion of the painting she is working on, a copy of Jacques-Louis David's "Bélisaire et l'enfant à mi-corps."

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:08 PM

Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689), n.d., by #MaryBeale (English, 1633-1699), who died #otd, Oct 8. Held by the Royal College of Physicians; source, @artukdotorg.bsky.social, artuk.org/discover/art... #artherstory #womenartists

A bust-length, oval-shaped portrait of a jowly, solemn-looking white man with long gray hair, wearing a black robe or jacket and a white cravat. His body faces the right edge of the artwork at a slant; he turns his head toward his right shoulder so that the viewer can see his face in full.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:19 PM

Male Figure with Dog, n.d., by #GiuliaLama (Italian, 1681-1747), who died #otd, Oct 7. Private collection; source, www.facebook.com/female.artis... #womenartists #artherstory

A painting of a male figure seated at what appears to be the mouth of a cave, leaning toward his left, with his right hand raised to his chin. At the right top corner of the painting, sunlight streams in the opening of the cave; the face and wings of an angel appear just outside the opening. The angel turns its face up to look heavenward. In the lower left corner of the page stands a medium-sized black and white dog, with its body turned toward the left edge of the painting but its face turned to look up at the cave opening.

@ienvdpol.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:00 PM

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www.ienvanderpol.nl/war-child-ga...

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:46 PM

Portrait of a Lady, 1670, by #GesinaTerBorch (Dutch, 1631-1690). Held by @rijksmuseum.bsky.social, id.rijksmuseum.nl/200513381 #womenartists #artherstory

A watercolor drawing of a white-skinned woman with bags under her eyes, depicted at three-quarter length, standing by a table. She wears a black gown with white trim, a black head covering, bracelets, earrings, rings, and a pearl choker. On the cloth-covered table at her side are a closed fan and a pair of long tan-colored gloves.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:18 PM

Newly announced acquisition!

A Woman Seated on a Balustrade, ca. 1801
Marie Denise Villers
@metmuseum.org, Gift of Dick Wolf, 2026
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

The museum also holds "Marie Joséphine Charlotte du Val d'Ognes (1786–1868)" by the same artist.

#womenartists #artherstory

A painting of a white-skinned blond woman in a long white gown, perched sideways on a stone bench by a balustrade, turning her face toward her left shoulder to gaze at (or toward) the viewer. She holds a single flower stem in her left hand. At the middle left edge of the painting is a footed container on the balustrade, made of stone, with pink flowers growing in it. A stone pillar on a pedestal fills the right edge of the work; around it twines a vine with small red flowers or berries.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:00 PM

#ArtHerstory's gorgeous Amaryllis holiday card is still available -

Artist: Priscilla Susan Bury (British, 1799-1872)
Original watercolor held at: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Boxed set of 10, via Etsy, etsy.me/4j72MTj

#PriscillaSusanBury #womenartists #artherstory

Photo of a set of 10 holiday cards in a clear box with a red metallic stretch band loop tied in a bow at top left. The top card is visible through the box - it reproduces a painting of three red amaryllis flowers in bloom on a stalk, and two buds.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 1:09 PM

Kelsey Brosnan Offers Feminist Re-evaluation of Anne Vallayer-Coster
by Sarah Mitchell for USA Art News
usaartnews.com/art/kelsey-b...

(The book is available in North America from Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/ann...)

#AnneVallayerCoster #womenartists #artherstory

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 1:15 PM

Waterfowl, c. 1680, by #CorneliaDeRijk (or #CorneliaDeRijck, #CorneliadeRyck; Dutch, 1653-1726), who died #otd, Oct 4. Held by the Hamburger Kunsthalle, online-sammlung.hamburger-kunsthalle.de/de/objekt/HK... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

A darkish, landscape-mode painting of ducks and geese, 7 in all, in the foreground of a land- and water-scape. Geese and ducks rest on the bank of a pond, while a white duck with a puffy round crest swims on the water. Partially obscured by trees, a garden pavilion with a surrounding balustrade and statues appears on the left. Further buildings are visible in the distance; on the right stands a dead, ivy-covered tree stump.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:54 PM

Page from The Story of #SaintFrancis, c.1460-85, by #SibyllaVonBondorf (or #SibillaVonBondorf, #SibillaDeBondorff; German, c. 1450-1524). Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich; source, www.frieze.com/article/obse... #FeastOfStFrancis #womenartists #artherstory #nuntastic #StFrancis

A manuscript illumination featuring bright, primary colors and a flat visual plane. In the center is a tonsured St. Francis, his halo a gold disc behind his head, standing in his signature robe with the rope belt, preaching to 7 small white animals - maybe lambs, maybe goat kids - under an apple tree. He holds both hands in front of him; his left is raised as though in benediction, and with his right, he points with his forefinger toward his left hand. At the far left of the artwork is a shorter tonsured figure, also wearing a Franciscan habit, hand lifted, palms together in prayer. Suspended in the air above both figures are three blond female beings, presumably angels. The one in green at left plays a harp; the one in the middle in red holds up their hands, palms out; and the one at right in pink holds a gray object (maybe a pan flute?).

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 PM

Opening soon at UCLA's Hammer Museum -

Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images
hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/...

The show runs Oct 11, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027

#womenartists #artherstory

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM

Mary Magdalene Holding a Perfume Jar, n.d., by #ÉlisabethSophieChéron (French, 1648-1711), who was born #otd, Oct 3. Held by Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes; source, www.facebook.com/female.artis...

#artherstory #womenartists #ElisabethCheron

A bust length depiction against a black background of a white-skinned, long-haired woman turning her eyes upward as she tilts her head slightly toward the viewer's right. Both of her hands rest on the top of an opaque jar, which is a slightly darker shade of white than her scoop-necked blouse.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 4:47 PM

Offered today in the Arader Galleries October 2026 Auction - Extraordinary Works of Art & American History -

Still life with flowers in an elaborate vase
#GiovannaGarzoni
araderlive.com/lots/view/4-...

#artherstory #womenartists

A tempera on vellum drawing of a bouquet of various flowers in a low, broad opaque vase with a foot, which sits on a small marble table/surface. The predominant blossom color is white, with touches of pink, blue, or orange/rust. There are almost no leaves.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 4:36 PM

Opened today at Museum Panorama Mesdag in The Hague -

Betzy Akersloot-Berg: One of a Kind
panorama-mesdag.nl/en/press/pre...

The show runs thru Feb 28, 2027

#womenartists #artherstory

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 PM

Enter the #ArtHerstory / @storiesfromtheart.bsky.social giveaway by taking our latest quiz!

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@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:18 PM

Now open at Lincoln Glenn Gallery -

250 Years: American #WomenArtists and the Nation’s Story
www.lincolnglenn.com/exhibitions/...

The show is on thru December 4, 2026

#artherstory

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 PM

Enchanted Wood: Engraving a Place for #WomenArtists in Rural Britain by Kristin Bluemel
Reviewed by Paula Derdiger for @mmodernity.bsky.social
modernismmodernity.org/derdiger-enc...
Publisher: @uminnpress.bsky.social

#artherstory

A book cover with the title printed sideways up the left side, subtitle presented (in five rows) across the page next to it, with the author's name in all caps just below. The featured image is a colored engraving of wildflowers and berries on the vine, with a bird alighting on the top.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 PM

La Course du Pot, 1657, engraved after Jacques Stella by #ClaudineBouzonnetStella (French, 1636-1697), who died #otd, Oct 1. Held at the British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #artherstory #womenartists #ClaudineStella

An engraving of four unclothed cherubs in a landscape: three of them stand at left, watching the fourth, who stands in the middle, blindfolded, raising a long pole above his head. In front of him, suspended from a tree branch, is the pot that he attempts to hit with the stick. Just under the image, at the center of the page, is the title "La Course du Pot." Under the title, there is italic text in French presented in two columns (of 3 rows each).