Art Herstory

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@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 8:11 PM

Sorry, "nest," not next!

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:23 PM

Still life with fruit, flowers and a bird’s next, 1768, by #CatharinaTreu (or #KatharinaTreu; German, 1743–1811), who died #otd, Oct 11. Held by Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek München, www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/w... #womenartists #artherstory

A black and white photo of a framed painting that appears to be in poor condition, with many cracks. Visible are a bunch of green grapes above a halved cantaloupe (cut side up), some pale-colored cabbage roses, and a nest in which 3 or 4 eggs are visible.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:11 PM

Two butterflies, n.d., by #CorneliaDeRijck (Dutch, 1653-1726), who was born #otd, Oct 11. Held by the Royal Swedish Academy; source, @rkdnl.bsky.social / the Netherlands Institute for Art History, rkd.nl/en/explore/i... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory

A framed drawing of 2 butterflies in black ink. The one at top left looks greyish, with more visible veins. The one toward the bottom right is much darker, with four white spots at the bottom of each lower wing. The artist's signature is in cursive in the bottom right corner.

@francescagdesnoyer.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 7:46 AMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

Tal día como hoy 11 de octubre 👇
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Pueblo alpino alemán, 1909. Acuarela sobre papel.
Tal día como hoy 11 de octubre nació la pintora estadounidense Ruth Payne Burgess (1865–1934)

Pollo callejero, 1983
Tal día como hoy 11 de octubre nació la pintora eslovaca Mária Medvecká (1914-1987)

Hare Krishna Dance in Golden Gate Park, Haight Ashbury, 1967
Tal día como hoy 11 de octubre falleció la fotógrafa alemana Ruth-Marion Baruch (1922 –1997)

Familia egipcia,1955
Tal día como hoy 11 de octubre nació la pintora egipcia Gazbia Sirry (1925- 2021)

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:39 AMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

⚒️ #HarrietHosmer, American neoclassical sculptor, was #BOTD 9 October 1830. #Art #Sculpture

@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.

@pbutterwriter.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:02 PMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

Known for her depictions of Black history and political statements, here @FaithRinggold (October 8, 1930-2024) celebrates with Jazz Stories: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #1: Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2004.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:34 AM

Christmas Roses Holiday Cards, Art Herstory Boxed Set of 10 etsy.me/4yfL2sW via Etsy

- Art by Florence Westwood Whitfield
- Original painting held at Birmingham Museums Trust / Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- The interior greeting is "Season's Greetings"

Holiday cards in a clear plastic box, decorated with a red metallic stretch band. The card front clearly visible within the box reproduces a painting of white Christmas roses in a vase, accented with holly leaves and berries, by British painter Florence Westwood Whitfield.

@francescagdesnoyer.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:27 AMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

Tal día como hoy 9 de octubre 👇
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Autorretrato, 1790
Tal día como hoy 9 de octubre falleció la pintora francesa Marie-Geneviève Bouliard (1763 - 1825)

Beatrice Cenci, 1857
Tal día como hoy 9 de octubre nació la escultora estadounidense Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (1830 - 1908)

Después de misa, 1883
Tal día como hoy 9 de octubre nació la pintora sueca Virginia Larson (1844-1893)

El afilador de cuchillos, c. 1900
Tal día como hoy 9 de octubre nació la pintora francesa Émilie Desjeux (1861 - 1957)

@scmpress.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:11 AMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

You can now pre-order Women, Art, God by Ayla Lepine at 20% off on the SCM Press and Church House Bookshop websites!

Women, Art, God provides a bold and fresh approach to feminist theology and art history.

scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

An endorsement for women art god from alex farquharson, director of tate britain. He says it's a bold a moving invitation to find in works of art meaning and inspiration that are at once personal, societal and spiritual.

@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 8, 2026, 12:14 PM

Review: 'Georgia O'Keeffe: Architecture' - Familiar Painter, New Perspective
The Detroit Institute of Arts highlights O'Keeffe's depictions of buildings, from the adobe structures of New Mexico to the high-rises of New York.
by Judith H. Dobrzynski
judithdobrzynski.com/31588/review...

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:33 PM

2) The organizers invite established and emerging scholars of art history as well as advanced graduate students to submit abstracts by December 15. The conference dates are Sept 24-25, 2027.

Page 2 of a digital conference cfp poster - with white or blue text against a purple or lavender background.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:33 PM

1) The cfp is out for AU's 10th Feminist Art History Conference! To apply, visit:

american.edu/fahc

Papers may address any time period (ancient to contemporary), region, and issue relevant to the ways in which gendered ideologies have shaped the visual arts and their study.

Page 1 of a digital conference cfp poster - with white or blue text against a purple or lavender background.

@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.

@artherstory.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:23 AM

New on The Great Women Artists podcast -

Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

@francescagdesnoyer.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:22 AMReposted by @artherstory.bsky.social

Tal día como hoy 7 de octubre 👇
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Autorretrato sujetando el retrato de su hermana, 1709.
Tal día como hoy 7 de octubre nació la pintora veneciana Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757)

Autorretrato, 1860
Tal día como hoy 7 de octubre falleció la pintora rusa Sofia Vasilievna Sukhovo-Kobylina (1825 - 1867)

Granjera alemana, 1882
Tal día como hoy 7 de octubre nació la pintora y artista textil noruega Sophie Marie Stoltenberg Werenskiold (1849-1926)

Jarrón con flores, s/d
Tal día como hoy 7 de octubre nació la pintora belga Georgette Meunier (1859–1951)

@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.

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