Seated Female Nude

Seated Female Nude 
Carl Newman, 1920

Again, we've got more nudes at Shapely Nudes...

Study for Rachel

Study for Rachel from the Mothers of the Bible 
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898 

Woman Shelling Peas

Woman Shelling Peas 
Emily Clayton Bishop, 1911


Great sculpture, and at least from this angle, great expression on her face!

Woman Standing Child on Back

Woman Standing Child on Back 
Jean Charlot, 1933

Woman in Red Dress at Piano

Woman in Red Dress at Piano 
Steve Ashby, 1973

Little wooden cut-out! Gotta love it.

Taos Indian Woman

Taos Indian Woman 
Kenneth M. Adams, 1920s


The colors are beautiful, although I don't like how he erases/ she doesn't display much affect... I guess that's what happens when you paint someone as a generic ethnic term?

Woman and Girl

Woman and Girl 
Albert Swinden, 1955


Woman Ironing

Woman Ironing 
David McCosh, 1931


Excellently done.

Woman Ironing

Woman Ironing 
Werner Drewes, 20th century

Again, this seems to be a woodcut, and it's lovely from both near and far away. The shading on her dress is especially eye-drawing. 

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Spanish Woman Playing Guitar

Spanish Woman Playing Guitar 
Jan Matulka, 1923

If you're reading this directly on the website, right-click the photo for a close-up.... the shading is just beautiful!

Hedipa, a Navajo Woman

Hedipa, a Navajo Woman 
John K. Hillers, 1880

Okay, okay, I said I don't do photographs, but I'm totally cheating. One, because I love her expression, and two, because I recently lived in a Navajo community for a few months, and she reminds me of some of hte women I got to know there!

Samoan Woman

Samoan Woman 
Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890s

Seminole Woman

Seminole Woman 
George Catlin, 1838


This picture is from a further distance than most of Catlin's portrait, and that plus her reserve/discomfort makes it quite different in feeling than his other works...

Tow-ée-ka-wet

Tow-ée-ka-wet, a Cree Woman
George Catlin, 1832

Oó-je-en-á-he-a

Oó-je-en-á-he-a, Woman Who Lives in a Bear's Den
George Catlin, 1832 

Unlike many women in portaits of this era, I love Oó-je-en-á-he-a because she has color and personality!

Good Road Woman

Chan-ku-wash-te-mine (Good Road Woman) 
Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1887

Woman With a Trap

Woman With a Trap 
Eugene Higgins, 20th century


I'm assuming this is a working-class woman holding a mouse; it's interesting how her head is in the shadows while her arm is highlighted in Ambient light, as well as the muted tone of the painting.

Female Portrait


Female Portrait 
Anderson Johnson, 1994

Estefania Dances

Estefania Dances
Tracy Verdugo, 2006

This blog and picture recommended by my mom -- thanks, Mom!

Moscow Perfumery

Larfiomerniye Tovari
Moscow Perfumery Advertisement, Tsarist Era Russia

This is how I feel when I think about perfume, too...

Traktori i Yasli

"Tractors and public nurseries are drivers of a village’s development.
Don’t forget to get maternity aid and consultations at your collective farms."
Soviet / Russian, 20th century

So... it's possible I'm particularly partial to old Soviet posters. The fact that two separate issues were put on one poster -- efficiency? -- is especially gratifying...

Zhenshini v Kolkhozakh

"Woman working at collective farms represent the real strength of our society!"
Soviet poster from englishrussia.com

Belle Creole

Belle Creole
Kcatia Taylor, 2003

Ms. Taylor, who grew up in Paris and now lives in the U.S., has a fair selection of "French Creole" artwork. I enjoy the bright colors and sea-side/new orleans style themes here...