10 Female Painters Who Shaped Art History

Which painter was the first female member of the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in 1616?

• Mary Cassatt

• Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

• Angelica Kauffman

• Artemisia Gentileschi

Which painter contributed to the development of portrait painting, combining the elegance of the Rococo style with the decorum of Neoclassicism?

• Artemisia Gentileschi

• Angelica Kauffman

• Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

• Mary Cassatt

Which American painter joined the Impressionist movement in France, painting portraits of women performing daily household tasks?

• Georgia O’Keeffe

• Frida Kahlo

• Mary Cassatt

• Alma Thomas

Which artist was known for painting abstract images of skyscrapers and giant flowers?

• Alma Thomas

• Georgia O’Keeffe

• Frida Kahlo

• Mary Cassatt

Which American painter was recognized as the mother of American modernism, painting pictures of animal skulls and mountain landscapes?

• Georgia O’Keeffe

• Frida Kahlo

• Mary Cassatt

• Alma Thomas

Which American artist revolutionized abstract expressionism by inventing the technique of soaking paint stains on canvas?

• Yayoi Kusama

• Helen Frankenthaler

• Lee Krasner

• Mary Cassatt

Which Japanese artist is known for painting polka dot patterns that she saw in her hallucinations?

• Lee Krasner

• Mary Cassatt

• Yayoi Kusama

• Helen Frankenthaler

Which American painter continued to create art even after losing her sight in the 1970s?

• Lee Krasner

• Yayoi Kusama

• Georgia O’Keeffe

• Mary Cassatt

Which French painter painted portraits of her clients in a relaxed and friendly manner, combining the elegance of rococo style with the decorum of neoclassicism?

• Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

• Angelica Kauffman

• Mary Cassatt

• Artemisia Gentileschi

Which American painter contributed to the development of the Impressionist movement by painting portraits of women performing everyday, domestic tasks?

• Alma Thomas

• Frida Kahlo

• Georgia O’Keeffe

• Mary Cassatt