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A self-portrait of a colorless, but youthful, rounded oval face, in full-frontal view, emerges from a reddish-brown, textured, but indistinct background; the eyes of the face are open but the body belonging to the face is abstract, blurred by pencil strokes and the color of sepia ink; [1] the clothing worn by the subject is indistinguishable as it dissolves into the background with each pencil ...
Morisot's 1880 drawing of Valadon as a tightrope walker preceded it, but the most recognizable early image of Valadon is in Renoir's Dance at Bougival from 1883, the same year that she posed for Dance in the City. [16] In 1885, Renoir painted her portrait again as Girl Braiding Her Hair.
A singularity of the female self-portrait is to find artists from princely, royal and imperial families, mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries; while the sons of noble families are destined for war or the clergy, the girls receive a thorough artistic education, in music, literature and fine arts; equipped with this background, some have become ...
In contrast, Girl Arranging Her Hair exhibits a greater emphasis on drawing, and shows Cassatt’s progression as an artist toward a more controlled approach. [8] In terms of subject matter, Girl Arranging Her Hair resembles other works by Cassatt in representing a scene from everyday life. However, Cassatt pushes artistic boundaries by ...
Braided hairstyles were widespread among many North American indigenous peoples, with traditions varying greatly from tribe to tribe. For example, among the Quapaw, young girls adorned themselves with spiral braids, while married women wore their hair loose. [25] Among the Lenape, women wore their hair very long and often braided it.
Equestrian Portrait of Maria Amalia of Saxony; American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) Amrita Sher-Gil Self Portrait (1931) Amrita Sher-Gil Self-Portrait 7 (1930) Portrait of My Wife, the Painter Anna Ancher; Antea (Parmigianino) Arab Woman (watercolor) L'Arlésienne (painting) Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Van Gogh)
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Max Beckmann was a prolific painter of self-portraits [26] as was Edvard Munch who made great numbers of self-portrait paintings (70), prints (20) and drawings or watercolours (over 100) throughout his life, many showing him being badly treated by life, and especially by women. [27]