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Women Artists

Sense títol nº3, Marta Fàbregas

Sense títol nº3

Marta Fàbregas

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$738

With my eyes closed, Jacqueline Schäfer

With my eyes closed

Jacqueline Schäfer

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,031

Sans titre, Rosette Bir

Sans titre

Rosette Bir

Sculpture - 13.4 x 14.2 x 7.5 inch

$2,683

La sagesse dans les branches, Amor de Agua

La sagesse dans les branches

Amor de Agua

Painting - 47.2 x 42.5 inch

$1,230

Paradis perdu, âme dévorée, Blu_451

Paradis perdu, âme dévorée

Blu_451

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$503

De Myrha à Babylone - Le Panama, Valérie Donzelli

De Myrha à Babylone - Le Panama

Valérie Donzelli

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$671

My Favorite Dance - Série 1 #2, Agnès Godard

My Favorite Dance - Série 1 #2

Agnès Godard

Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 inch

$1,342

Fermo immagine, Alessandra Bisi

Fermo immagine

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

$129

Two Faced, Poonam Choudhary

Two Faced

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,200 $900

A revolutionist, Waleria Matelska

A revolutionist

Waleria Matelska

Painting - 7.1 x 5.9 inch

$279

Sophisticated, Maria Esmar

Sophisticated

Maria Esmar

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$3,801

Le nez Fr, Sophie Calle

Le nez Fr

Sophie Calle

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$402

Rosebing_07, Anne-Sarah Le Meur

Rosebing_07

Anne-Sarah Le Meur

Print - 29.9 x 34.6 x 0.2 inch

$2,683

Desert Style, Carrie Graber

Desert Style

Carrie Graber

Print - 50 x 30 inch

$1,825

Don de soi II, Feng Kaixuan

Don de soi II

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,031

Nature morte, Charlotte Abecassis

Nature morte

Charlotte Abecassis

Painting - 16.5 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$1,453

Untitled (Zebras), Paola Pivi

Untitled (Zebras)

Paola Pivi

Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$402

Marble House, Pauline Di Valentin

Marble House

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$671

A Trip to Greece, Zhana Mitkova

A Trip to Greece

Zhana Mitkova

Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$123

Ideally this wall would melt under your gaze, Laure Prouvost

Ideally this wall would melt under your gaze

Laure Prouvost

Print - 23.6 x 17.7 inch

$1,342 $1,207

La causeuse rouge, Muriel Paul

La causeuse rouge

Muriel Paul

Painting - 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

My Identity, Poonam Choudhary

My Identity

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 24 x 18 x 2 inch

$500

Island, Monica Denevan

Island

Monica Denevan

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,676

Stan, Virginie Chardon

Stan

Virginie Chardon

Sculpture - 9.8 x 20.9 x 16.1 inch

$6,931

Nova 226, Mea Ambrozo

Nova 226

Mea Ambrozo

Painting - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$3,354

Le fou, Françoise Lapierre

Le fou

Françoise Lapierre

Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

$783

Standing nude with hands on shoulder, Joyce Arimatsu

Standing nude with hands on shoulder

Joyce Arimatsu

Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 inch

$709

Eve, Laina Hadengue

Eve

Laina Hadengue

Painting - 46.5 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$7,267 $3,633

Fleurir, Cécile Baldewyns

Fleurir

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,006

Breath, Ana Patitú

Breath

Ana Patitú

Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,202

Inspiration (Third Life) w/ electricity, The Metamorphosis, Paige Bradley

Inspiration (Third Life) w/ electricity, The Metamorphosis

Paige Bradley

Sculpture - 17 x 6 x 9 inch

$12,000

Highness – Hybrid 1, Delphine Diallo

Highness – Hybrid 1

Delphine Diallo

Photography - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$6,149

Caroline, Alice de Miramon

Caroline

Alice de Miramon

Painting - 9.1 x 6.7 inch

$425

Women Artists

In the past of the art world, women have not always been so well highlighted. Indeed, throughout the history of painting, women artists have often (or very often) been neglected, criticised and relegated to the background. Yet they have been producing works since Antiquity in all fields: painting, sculpture, engraving, photography and architecture. Moreover, few of them have achieved recognition, or even more, the status of creator, of "woman artist". Art historians' interest in women dates back to the 1960s, as a corollary of gender studies, the expansion of women's rights and the feminist movement. In reality, it is not so much the emergence of an artistic movement strictly speaking for women, but rather the visibility of the work of women artists.

Thus the selection below shows a multitude of works that are very different from one another, such that there is no such thing as a "feminine style". On the contrary, these works show personality and innovative ambition, while paying homage to famous artists such as Frida Kahlo (Béa Simpson) or René Magritte (Laurina Paperina), showing a desire to follow in the footsteps of certain models regardless of their era or gender. From the figurative photographic portrait of Sylvie Castioni to the abstract painting of Cassandra Brown, the artists presented here show a rare eclecticism, such that the collector will be surprised to stop in front of the sensuality of a portrait, the bright colours of a painting or the graceful elegance of a sculpture.

The fact remains that the art market and more broadly the artistic discipline are still overwhelmingly held by men, to the detriment of the real and exhaustive promotion of the work of women artists. We therefore wanted to recognise the diversity of contemporary artists, their talent - and who knows, their superiority. In photography, Angélique, Irene Cruz and Juliette Jourdain play with the monochrome or nuanced beauty of women, while Niki de Saint-Phalle, Caroline Brisset and Sophie Cavalié sculpt a world of fun and melancholy poetry. And that's not to mention painting, figurative or abstract, a field in which many women have invested themselves without ambiguity to brilliantly narrate a world in which they claim their rightful place.

You will have understood: whether they are famous like Niki de Saint Phalle or lesser known like Stasele Jakunskaite, it is now essential to know the female references who are making their mark on the international art scene today. Artsper pays homage to women artists by revealing a selection of masterful works by women.

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