#British woman painters

[thepaintedroom]

Jessica Hayllar (British/English, 1858-1940) • Fresh from the Greenhouse • 1885

#art #fine art #painting #art history #jessica hayllar #woman artist #english painter #british artist #realism #oil painting #paintings of interiors #paintings of domestic interiors #interior with figure #the painted room art blog #art blogs on tumblr #art lovers on tumblr

[the-cricket-chirps]

Elizabeth Blackadder, Sleeping Cat, 1984

#Elizabeth Blackadder #cats #cats in art #cat art #scottish artist #scottish painter #cats of tumblr #catblr #beautiful cats #beautiful animals #woman artist #women artists #british art #british painting #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #aesthetic #beauty #adorable cats

[theaskew]

Tracey Emin (British b. 1963), Exorcism of the Last Painting I Ever Made, 1996. 

#art #artwork #modern art #contemporary art #modern artwork #contemporary artwork #20th century modern art #20th century contemporary art #British art #modern British art #female artist #female painter #woman artist #woman painter #British female artist #Tracey Emin

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (British, 1872–1945) • The Little Foot-Page • 1905 • Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England

The work is based on the story of Burd Helen, a tragic heroine from Scottish balladry, who dressed as a boy page to follow her cruel lover on foot while he rode on horseback. After bearing him a child, she was finally acknowledged by him and they married. Here she is shown secretly doffing her female attire and cutting her long hair, in preparation for her journey. Within a few years of the exhibition, modern female art students were cutting their hair in "page boy" style.

#eleanor fortescuee brickdale #illustration #art #sassafras & moonshine blog #artwork #pageboy #pre raphaelism #painter #woman artist #british artist #victorian art #early 20th century art #british painter #illustrator #scottish balad

[collectionstilllife]

Mary Moser (British, 1744-1819) • Vase of Flowers • Unknown date

#art #painting #still life #fine art #art history #mary moser #woman artist #still life painter #woman painter #british artist #floral still life #still life flowers #oil painting #art & beauty #art of the still life blog #art blogs on tumblr #art appreciation

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Beryl Cook

Painter and illustrator Beryl Cook was born in 1926 in Egham, Surrey. Cook was best known for her comical and colorful paintings of women. She did not take up painting until she was in her 40s, and she had no formal training. While Cook's work did not win much critical praise, it proved enormously popular. Cook's first exhibition, held in 1975, sold out and got a cover feature in London's Sunday Times. Cook's artwork can be found in the collections of museums including the Bristol City Museum of Art and the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.

Beryl Cook died in 2008 at the age of 81.

#art #artists #art history #woman artists #england #painters #british #britain

[matyas-ss]

Elizabeth I in coronation robes, unknown artist (c. 1600). National Portrait Gallery in London

#art #art history #artists on tumblr #painting #aesthetic #oil on canvas #woman portrait #women portraits #portrait #retrato #queen Elizabeth #queen #royalty #english painting #english painter #english art #british art #british painter #british royalty #british monarchy #british museum #art museum #british painting #classic painting #classical art #retraite #huile sur toile #oleo sobre lienzo #monarchy #british royal family

[illustratus]

Before and After by William Hogarth

#before and after #william hogarth #british #painter #art #painting #bedroom #furniture #man #woman #breeches #corset #broken #mirror #aristotle #omne animal post coitum triste #bed #drawer #dressing table #dog #sleeps #sleep #england #english

[pittoresko]

"The Lady of Pity" (1881) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English painter.

Vintage Portrait of a Woman on Pittoresko, Etsy Shop.

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#dante gabriel rossetti #pre raphaelism #pre raphaelite #female portrait #portrait of a woman #vintage posters #vintage art #vintage illustration #victorian aesthetic #victorian era #victorian art #victorian painting #english art #english painter #english painting #english decor #british art #british painter #etsy art prints #etsyseller #etsy printables #etsy seller #etsy shop #digital poster #digital download #digital prints #art print

[thepaintedroom]

Dorothy Johnstone (British/Scottish, 1892–1980) • Black and Yellow • 1920 • Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Aberdeen, Scotland

#art #fine art #painting #art history #dorothy Johnstone #british/Scottish artist #woman artist #woman painter #art nude #oil painting #figurative #paintings of interiors #paintings of domestic interiors #the painted room art blog #art blogs on tumblr #artwork #art appreciation

[the-cricket-chirps]

Photographed by Constantine Joffé, Vogue, December 15, 1943

Bridget Bate Tichenor

#Constantine Joffé #Bridget Bate Tichenorw #fashion magazine #fashion photography #fashion #portraits #artist portrait #british painter #british artist #woman painter #woman artist #british art #vogue #vogue magazine #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #aesthetic #beauty #tumblrstyle

[theaskew]

Clare Woods (British b. 1972), Unremarkable, 2022. Oil on aluminum, 100 x 150 cm.

#art #artwork #modern art #contemporary art #modern artwork #contemporary artwork #21st century modern art #21st century contemporary art #British art #modern British art #contemporary British art #British artist #female British artist #female artist #female painter #woman artist #woman painter #Clare Woods

[throathook]

#George Frederic Watts #She Shall be Called Woman #1880 #Pisces #British painter #painting

[collectionstilllife]

Eloise Harriet Stannard (British, 1829–1915) • Still Life of Grapes on a Salver, with Raspberries spilling from a Basket on a Ledge and an Illusionistic Fly • 1878

#art #painting #still life #fine art #art history #eloise stannard #woman painter #british artist #oil painting #fruit still life #artwork #art of the still life blog #art blogs on tumblr #artist

[random-brushstrokes]

Nasta Rojc - Self Portrait with a Rifle (1912)

Nasta Rojc, one of the first academically educated female painters in Croatia, was born in 1883 into a wealthy family. Her father was Croatian politician Milan Rojc, a former Minister of Education. From a young age she didn’t fit the stereotype of a young girl so, after many quarrels with her family, she persuaded them to let her peruse her true calling – painting. She was mentored by the prominent Croatian painter Oton Iveković thanks to whom she became skillful enough to continue educating herself in Vienna and Munich, alongside some of the most exquisite artists like Miroslav Kraljević and Josip Račić. She excelled at portraits and landscapes, but although she was often present in various galleries, her work was frequently overlooked. In order to obtain a better status in society her family talked her into an arranged marriage with her friend, a colleague painter, Branko Šenoa. Their marriage was based on friendship – there was neither romance nor intimacy. Nevertheless, Nasta stayed legally married to Branko until his death in 1939, even after she met her one true love.

Because of her poor health, Nasta took a trip to England, just after the end of World War I. Through one encounter she managed to heal her physical and emotional health. She met Alexandrina Maria Onslow, an officer of the British army, famous for her bravery on the war field that brought her medals of honor. Alexandrine was an exceptional woman, famous for testing the boundaries of femininity, thus opening Nasta up to her true nature. Nasta and Alexandrine traveled throughout England and Scotland getting to know one another and becoming deeply infatuated with one another; luckily, this love and infatuation lasted a lifetime and beyond. On that trip, Nasta painted the first painting of an automobile in Croatian art history, making a precedent once again, merely by her extravagantly bold life choices for that time. The two lovers returned to Zagreb together and started living together in a house that Nasta designed herself, along with a well-known architect Hugo Ehrlich, in a famous area of Zagreb, Rocco’s park.

Unfortunately, not everything went smoothly for the couple. Nasta and Alexandrine supported the partisans and after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia in 1941 their home was confiscated and though both of them were ill (at that time age 60 and 75), they were arrested, but soon released on account of insufficient proof. The stress was unbearable for Alexandrine, who started to fall ill more frequently, until she eventually died in 1949, leaving devastated Nasta alone. Nasta spent most of her time in the rose garden, reminiscing of her departed partner, allegedly barely painting. She died forgotten and poor on November 6, 1964, on the date of her birth. She was buried next to her beloved Alexandrine Onslow on the Mirogoj cemetery. (source)

#women painters #Nasta Rojc #croatian art #self portrait #1910s

[resplendentoutfit]

Back to the Victorian Era

James Tissot (French/British) • Portrait of Sydney Milner-Gibson • 1872

Because Tissot was such a great painter of fashionable Victorian women, let's take a jaunt back to the 1870s!

Obviously a woman of leisure, Sydney Milner-Gibson reclines on the arm of her chair, allowing room for her dog. Comfortable in a basic day dress, her black over-bodice adds an elegant touch to this casual portrait.

Net/lace Canezou over-bodice • 1860s

#art #painting #oil painting #art history #james tissot #fashion history #women's fashion history #portrait #victorian fashion #painting to dress match-up #the resplendent outfit blog #fashion timeline #fashion time-machine #oil paintings