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Engraving & etching
Fields
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
43
Lyrical abstraction
21
Appropriationism
5
Kinetic art
11
Conceptual art
79
Naïve art
12
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
11
Constructivism
18
Cubism
30
Cubo-futurism
8
Dada
6
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Fluxus
8
Futurism
9
Hyperrealism
5
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Op art
3
Pop art
46
Postimpressionism
14
Postminimalism
7
Postmodernism
8
Primitivism
6
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
Suprematism
6
Surrealism
52
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
114
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
170
Body positivity
11
Political issues
343
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
410
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
77
Discriminations
149
Documentary
118
Ecology
73
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
295
Party & nightlife
37
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
141
History
265
Art history & museum
64
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
88
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
94
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Spatial perception
23
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Postcolonialism
99
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
66
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
54
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
226
Work
78
Domestic work
77
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
274
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Furniture
18
Mosaic
15
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
770
Poster
35
Watercolour
182
Collage
201
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
506
Illustration
97
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
338
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
237
Installation
479
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
134
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
766
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
224
Photography
411
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
430
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Resin
32
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Egypt
12
Uganda
3
Sierra Leone
1
Tunisia
7
Zambia
1
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
10
North America
362
Canada
25
United States
316
Greenland
2
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Bolivia
2
Brazil
28
Chile
8
Colombia
7
Ecuador
1
France (French Guiana)
2
Paraguay
1
Peru
6
Uruguay
5
Venezuela
5
Asia
171
China
28
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
50
Pakistan
3
Philippines
10
Russia
32
Singapore
5
Vietnam
5
Europe
728
Germany
112
Austria
17
Belarus
2
Belgium
20
Croatia
9
Denmark
12
Spain
40
Estonia
13
Finland
5
France
358
Greece
4
Hungary
38
Ireland
5
Italy
48
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Norway
13
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
99
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Saudi Arabia
1
Armenia
1
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Turkey
18
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
1760s
11
1770s
13
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
78
1840s
12
1850s
12
1860s
20
1870s
31
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1190
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
582
1980s
681
1990s
815
21st century
774
2000s
775
2010s
692
2020s
503
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1853 — 1927 | France
Louise Abbéma
1916 — Brazil | 1990 — Uruguay
Rosa Acle
1925 — Switzerland | 2015 — France
Eva Aeppli
1893 — 1969 | Estonia
Ellinor Aiki
1956 | Saudi Arabia
Hend Al-Mansour
1890 — 1985 | United States
Grace Albee
1899 — Germany | 1994 — United States
Anni Albers
1885 — 1969 | France
Lou Albert-Lasard
1910 — 1974 | Denmark
Else Alfelt
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1920 — 2005 | France
Huguette Arthur Bertrand
1926 — 2013 | United States
Ruth Asawa
1927 — 2013 | Canada
Kenojuak Ashevak
1961 | Canada
Shuvinai Ashoona
1923 — 2021 | France
Geneviève Asse
1872 — 1937 | France
Jane Atché (dite Jal)
1967 — 1999 | Cuba
Belkis Ayón
1930 — 2018 | United Kingdom
Gillian Ayres
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