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Book Review
Discovering Women Sculptors
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 422-423
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Reviewer:
Rudd, Natalie (Rudd, Natalie)
Subjects
subjects:
Women artists / The Public Statues and Sculpture Association (PSSA)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Discovering Women Sculptors Edited by Marjorie Trusted and Joanna Barnes. 232 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (PSSA Publishing, Watford, 2023), £20. ISBN 978–1–8383976–3–0. | :
Exhibition Review
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 284–7
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Reviewer:
Wyld, Helen (Wyld, Helen)
Subjects
artists:
Nicholson, Winifred
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, Great Britain
subjects:
Rugs / British art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art 25th October 2024–23rd March 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Sheep, designed and made by Mary Bewick. 1960s. Rag rug, 85 by 125 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Attributed works:
23. The Warwick family, by Winifred Nicholson. c.1926. Oil on canvas, 76.8 by 127 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Attributed works:
24. Tractor and haycart, designed by Jovan Nicholson and made by Mrs Hall. 1967. Rag rug, 58 by 133 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Exhibition Review
Hilma af Klint
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 183–185
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Reviewer:
Müller-Westermann, Iris (Müller-Westermann, Iris)
Subjects
artists:
Klint, Hilma af
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
subjects:
Swedish painting / Women artists / Spiritualism / Spirituality / Occultism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Hilma af Klint Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 18th October 2024–2nd February 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Group IV, the ten largest, no.6, adulthood, by Hilma af Klint. 1907. Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas, 315 by 234 cm. (Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm; exh. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao).
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23. Group IX/ SUW, the swan, no.12, by Hilma af Klint. 1915. Oil on canvas, 151.5 by 151 cm. (Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm; exh. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao).
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24. Group X, no.1, altarpiece, by Hilma af Klint. 1915. Oil and metal leaf on canvas, 237.5 by 179.5 cm. (Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm; exh. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao).
Exhibition Review
Luisa Roldán: Escultora real
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 164–164
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Reviewer:
Trusted, Marjorie (Trusted, Marjorie)
Subjects
artists:
Roldán, Luisa / Roldán, Pedro
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid, Spain
subjects:
Spanish art / Women artists / Sculptors / Sculpture
subjects:
Polychromed wood sculpture / Terracotta
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Luisa Roldán: Escultora real Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid 29th November 2024–9th March 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Virgin and Child, by Luisa Roldán. 1699. Polychromed terracotta, 48 by 26 by 24 cm. (Convento San José del Carmen, Seville; exh. Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid).
Attributed works:
2. St Servando, by Luisa Roldán. 1687. Polychromed wood with paste stones and silver accoutrements, 145 by 80 by 40 cm. (Cádiz Cathedral; exh. Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid).
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3. Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene, by Luisa Roldán. c.1689–96. Polychromed terracotta, 21 by 31.5 by 26 cm. (Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid).
Book Review
Louise Moillon
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 68-9
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Reviewer:
Champion, Tori (Champion, Tori)
Subjects
artists:
Moillon, Louise / Garnier, Francois
subjects:
French art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Louise Moillon By Lesley Stevenson. 112 pp. incl. 40 col. ills. (Lund Humphries, London, 2024), £35. ISBN 978–1–84822–491–9. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. The greengrocer, by Louise Moillon. 1630. Oil on canvas, 120 by 150 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich / I Am Me
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 46-8
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Reviewer:
Buenger, Barbara Copeland (Buenger, Barbara Copeland)
Subjects
artists:
Modersohn-Becker, Paula
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States
subjects:
German art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich bin Ich / I Am Me Art Institute of Chicago 10th October 2024–13th January 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Mädchen zwischen Bäumen auf einer Wiese mit blühenden Anemonen sitzend, by Paula Modersohn- Becker. c.1901. Oil tempera on canvas, 110 by 100 cm. (Paula- Modersohn- Becker-Stiftung, Bremen; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
Short Notice
The foundation of the Society of Female Artists
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1152-1153
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artists:
Osborn, Emily Mary / Murray, Elizabeth
artists:
Grote, Harriet
museums and institutions:
Royal Watercolour Society, London, Great Britain / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Society of Female Artists, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Women artists / Exhibitions / British art / Watercolourists / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Harriet Grote (née Lewin), by C. Lewin, printed by Jérémie Graf after Charles Landseer. c.1840. Lithograph, 46.5 by 32.3 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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2. The skipping rope, by Mary Thornycroft. c.1845–55. Marble, height 147 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
3. Nameless and friendless. “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, etc.” - Proverbs, x, 15, by Emily Mary Osborn. 1857. Oil on canvas, 82.5 by 103.8 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
4. Woman and child in Greek dress, by Elizabeth Murray. c.1845–55. Watercolour on paper, 59 by 46 cm. (Government Art Collection, London).
Book Review
Rosario de Velasco
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1180–1183
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Reviewer:
Hopkins, Claudia (Hopkins, Claudia)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Velasco, Rosario de
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
subjects:
Women artists / Spanish art / Spanish artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Rosario de Velasco By Estrella de Diego, Elena Rodríguez Carballo, Víctor Ugarte Farrerons, Toya Viudes de Velasco and Miguel Lusarreta. 144 pp. incl. 57 col. + b. & w. ills. (Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 2024), €30. ISBN 978–84–17173–89–0. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
25. Adán y Eva, by Rosario de Velasco. 1932. Oil on canvas, 109 by 134 cm. (© Rosario de Velasco, VEGAP, Madrid; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid).
Attributed works:
26. Lavanderas, by Rosario de Velasco. 1934. Oil on canvas, 209 by 197 cm. (© Rosario de Velasco, VEGAP, Madrid; private collection).
Attributed works:
27. Sin título (El cuarto de los niños), by Rosario de Velasco. 1932–33. Oil on canvas, 55 by 73 cm. (© Rosario de Velasco, VEGAP, Madrid; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid).
Book Review
Mary Cassatt at Work
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1158–1162
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Reviewer:
Pollock, Griselda (Pollock, Griselda)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Cassatt, Mary
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
American art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Mary Cassatt at Work Edited by Jennifer A. Thompson and Laurel Garber. 304 pp. incl. 240 col. ills. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2024), £45. ISBN 978–0–87633–304–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Maternal caress, by Mary Cassatt. 1896. Oil on canvas, 38.1 by 54 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
2. The bath, by Mary Cassatt. 1890–91. Colour drypoint, aquatint and softground etching, printed à la poupée on paper, 43.6 by 30 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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3. Self-portrait, by Mary Cassatt. c.1880. Gouache, watercolour and graphite on paper, 33.1 by 24.6 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington).
Attributed works:
4. Driving, by Mary Cassatt. 1881. Oil on canvas, 88.8 by 129.8 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1072–4
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne )
Subjects
artists:
Ramberg, Christina
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States
subjects:
American art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective Art Institute of Chicago | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Hair, by Christina Ramberg. 1968. Acrylic on Masonite, 17.8 by 21 cm. (Private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
19. Delicate decline, by Christina Ramberg. 1972. Acrylic on Masonite, 57.8 by 82 cm. (© Estate of Christina Ramberg; private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
blue jacket, by Christina Ramberg. 1981. Acrylic on Masonite, 124.8 by 94.7 cm. (© Estate of Christina Ramberg; private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
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