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CTyankee

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23. she sure as hell did!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #17)

Mon Feb 12, 2018, 08:04 PM

Feb 2018

She was brutal in her depictions of women being brutalized by men. And she was shut up by male artists who refused to recognize her as a fellow artist.

She produced art when she was giving birth to 4 babies in 4 years, IIFC. How she did that I do not know...

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If you could have your portrait painted by one famous painter, who would you choose? [View all] CTyankee Feb 2018 OP

vincent vanG msongs Feb 2018 #1

interesting choice. Might be a good portrait, tho unusual... CTyankee Feb 2018 #3

My choice also (nt) matt819 Feb 2018 #18

Definitely Vincent lkinwi Feb 2018 #27

I'm not famous Ohiogal Feb 2018 #2

Oh, I wish I could paint but I'm just not talented in that department... CTyankee Feb 2018 #4

Ralph Steadman! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 #5

Hells yes!!! NightWatcher Feb 2018 #10

Hard choice vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #6

what portraiture did you love about each of them? CTyankee Feb 2018 #7

For me I enjoyed vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #9

That's a lovely description. Thank you for that tender and sensitive desription... CTyankee Feb 2018 #24

Too bad we don't know more about Vermeer. His life is such a mystery to us today. CTyankee Feb 2018 #25

I will search his work vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #30

You're welcome dear vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #29

Johannes Vermeer TygrBright Feb 2018 #8

Second that. n/t sarge43 Feb 2018 #16

Al Hirschfeld... First Speaker Feb 2018 #11

Norman Rockwell.... of course, I know he's dead. sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #12

Great minds think alike vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #14

Sandro Botticelli 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2018 #13

John Singer Sargent Polly Hennessey Feb 2018 #15

Artemisia Gentileschi. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #17

she sure as hell did! CTyankee Feb 2018 #23

Like this: The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #32

Picasso. Hoyt Feb 2018 #19

Someone willing to lie a little Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #20

I agree...John Singer Sargent! mithnanthy Feb 2018 #21

That Dutch guy jberryhill Feb 2018 #22

Andrew Wyeth or one of his talented progeny! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2018 #26

I was never crazy about the Wyeth folks but I can and should revisit some of their works just CTyankee Feb 2018 #28

And I can't really explain why I like them. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2018 #31

Dali mitch96 Feb 2018 #33

Magritte. Miles Archer Feb 2018 #34

Of the surrealists, I love Magritte. His works were sneaky and surprising. CTyankee Feb 2018 #38

This guy Buzz cook Feb 2018 #35

Oh! Sargent. fierywoman Feb 2018 #36

Karl Zerbe, or Sue Coe juxtaposed Feb 2018 #37

Renoir. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2018 #39

Robert Henri. mia Feb 2018 #40

Bob Ross. edbermac Feb 2018 #41

An excellent choice lunasun Feb 2018 #44

Grandma Moses left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #42

John Singer Sargent for me, too! (eom) Demoiselle Feb 2018 #43

Pablo Picasso, of course Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2018 #45

Or maybe Van Eyck. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #46

Gauguin or Cezanne BluesRunTheGame Feb 2018 #47

Andy Warhol DangerousRhythm Feb 2018 #48