Women by Women

For as long as art has existed, women have been the central subject. Depicted historically by male painters through the male gaze, women have been admired as objects of desire and of beauty. In past centuries, the artistic world was largely configured by a hypermasculine scene of male artists and art collectors. We have the great masters of the classicalist tradition, like Rembrandt, to thank for the mythically inspired, idealized trope of the female nude. Women in this context were seen but remained unheard.

With the emancipation of women at the turn of the 19th century, came a shift in this mentality in the world of art. Nowadays we see as many female artists as we see of their male peers. What once was a women's education, to take up embroidery, painting and other artistic pursuits are now no longer viewed as gender-biased activities. In the 21st century, contemporary female artists such as Tracey Emin, Diane Arbus, and Cindy Sherman have re-explored the female subject through the lens of the feminist movement. Artists such as Emin have reimagined the nude through a woman's own eye. The woman has therefore transcended from object behind the lens of the camera or artist's paintbrush to subject and authority of her own image. 

These paintings of women by women vary in medium and subject matter but are uniquely feminine in their depiction owing to the fact that no two women are the same. Artsper invites you to explore the female gaze through a variety of portraits and scenes of everyday life with women as the main subjects. Go check out our selection of contemporary female artists such as Charlotte Abramow, Sofiya Akimova and Lorna Simpson at the front of this new artistic campaign: art of women by women for women!  

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Fine Art Drawings, Duo, Valérie Hadida

Duo

Valérie Hadida

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,466

Painting, I'm fine, Alisa Diakova

I'm fine

Alisa Diakova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,250

Painting, Sun-Atsuko, Monika Nowak

Sun-Atsuko

Monika Nowak

Painting - 147 x 98 x 3.5 cm Painting - 57.9 x 38.6 x 1.4 inch

$9,809

Painting, Teal Wonder, Isabel Emrich

Teal Wonder

Isabel Emrich

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$4,300

Painting, Muriel, Lu Mourelle

Muriel

Lu Mourelle

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,314

Painting, La fuite, Sandra Quintin

La fuite

Sandra Quintin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$620

Painting, Félicité, Sophie Dumont

Félicité

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$6,201

Painting, Self Love, Poonam Choudhary

Self Love

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch

$990 $693

Painting, Scar$, Ayoka Zahir

Scar$

Ayoka Zahir

Painting - 58 x 42 x 0.01 cm Painting - 22.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$564

Painting, Leading role, Liubou Sas

Leading role

Liubou Sas

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,664

Painting, Red apple, Liubou Sas

Red apple

Liubou Sas

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,735

Painting, Tramontana, Galya Popova

Tramontana

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$789

Painting, Le swing brune, Lydi

Le swing brune

Lydi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$868

Painting, Sisters, Poonam Choudhary

Sisters

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$1,800 $1,260

Painting, Wind, Galya Popova

Wind

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,522

Painting, Plates, Galya Popova

Plates

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,368

Photography, ..., Christelle Yambayisa

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Christelle Yambayisa

Photography - 30 x 22.5 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch

$665

Painting, Blue VR7731, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR7731

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,691

Painting, Dawn, Lianne Kocks

Dawn

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$902

Photography, Mhysa, Mathilde Oscar

Mhysa

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,691

Painting, Eicona, Sylvie Cappe

Eicona

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 81 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,037

Painting, Romy, Scimoc

Romy

Scimoc

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,976

Painting, Virée, Sylvie Eudes

Virée

Sylvie Eudes

Painting - 19 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$564

Painting, Lean on me, Lianne Kocks

Lean on me

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,127

Painting, Eve, Sylvie Cappe

Eve

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 150 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,578

Painting, Muse, Joyce Fournier

Muse

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,550

Painting, L.A., Cannibal Malabar

L.A.

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,255

Painting, Red Head, Nina Urushadze

Red Head

Nina Urushadze

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,029

Painting, Pomegranat, Nina Urushadze

Pomegranat

Nina Urushadze

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,819

Painting, Blue eyes, Steliana Mocanu

Blue eyes

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,578

Photography, Pay 3, John Yuyi

Pay 3

John Yuyi

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,946

Painting, Little K, Steliana Mocanu

Little K

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,578

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