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For your #MondayBlues #ootd is this 1955 Dior dress. #Newfields #IndianapolisMuseumofArt wrote, "Dior's resolution in 1955 was to take overall embroidery and to treat the whole of the dress like a unified canvas." Hence the geometric beaded embroidery, possibly done by Lesage. #Fashionhistory
February 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
“The Olive Grove.” John Singer Sargent (American; 1856–1925). Oil on canvas, ca. 1910. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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January 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Self-Portrait by Lucie Cousturier (French) - Oil on panel / c 1905-1910 - Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indiana) #WomenInArt #ArtText #WomanArtist #FemaleArtist #SelfPortrait #art #OilPainting #LucieCousturier #Cousturier #pointillism #womensart #portraitofawoman #FrenchArtist #IndianapolisMuseumofArt
This pointillist-style close-up self-portrait by French artist Lucie Cousturier depicts herself as young woman with bobbed hair, wearing a dark blue dress, against a softly colored, patterned background. She has a relaxed expression as she indirectly gazes towards us from almond-shaped eyes. Her skin tones are warm yellows and peaches, with pink on her cheeks while her lips are a muted reddish-pink. Cousturier's hair is dark, cut into a short bob, with golden highlights. Cousturier is wearing a dark blue v-neck top with patches of burgundy visible at the neckline and shoulders. The texture of the dress is suggested by short, visible brushstrokes which give the impression of fabric. The background features an abstract pattern, composed of pale pinks, purples, and blues, drawing our focus back to the sharper details of the woman’s face and dress. Born to a wealthy and innovative family, Lucie Brû was a nonconformist. In 1900, she married writer Edmond Cousturier, with whom she had a son in 1901. That same year year, she presented her work at the Salon des indépendants in Paris. In 1906, she exhibited at the Salon de la libre esthétique in Brussels, and at the Berliner Secession in Berlin. Her first solo show was in Paris at the Eugène Druet Gallery in 1907. A pointillist painter, Cousturier had a predilection for landscapes, outdoor painting and the luminous quality of Southern France. From 1911, Cousturier started writing about the major members of Neo-Impressionism, making her the first specialist of the movement. Later, she engaged in an anticolonialist reflection and, after WWI, published autobiographical stories, in particular "Des inconnus chez moi" aka "Unknown persons at home" in 1920. She wrote about travels to West Africa and her vision of African peoples contrasted sharply with the exotic representation that many popular colonial artists had at the time as her artwork depicted differentiated individuals rather than African archetypes.
May 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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"Love" by Robert Indiana, on display at Newfields Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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A photo of Robert Indiana's sculpture "Love," at Newfields Museum of Art, Indianapolis.
July 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Girl in White by Ruth P. Bobbs (American) - Oil on canvas / 1905-07 - Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indiana) #womeninart #art #portrait #oilpainting #IndianapolisMuseumofArt #artwork #fineart #RuthBobbs #womensart #womanartist #portraitofawoman #womanpainter #americanart #americanartist #femaleartist
Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born in Indianapolis to a wealthy family. She was privileged to study with William Merritt Chase and others at the Art Students League in New York City and later in Paris at the prestigious art school Académie Julian. She married William C. Bobbs, head of Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company, and maintained a studio in Indianapolis for several years. Bobbs told the Indianapolis Star in 1946: “Portraiture is never photography. It is seeing the medium through your own eyes and personality.” Bobbs has been praised for "depicting sitters with a subtle grace and wealth of radiant color peculiarly rich in quality.” The girl in white is said to be Jessica Penn, a Scottish woman who had just come to America at the time of the portrait. She is wearing an all-white dress with long cape outfit belonging to the artist. The painting is decorative and has a commercial look, as if it were an advertisement for a fashion magazine. The plume on her hat mirrors the plant decoration on the gold background screen and causes the painting to appear flattened. The chair back also blends into the background.
February 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Outside the Coal Mine, by Thornton Dial: Indianapolis Museum of Art, July 2025

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Black and white photo of Thornton Dial's "Outside the Coal Mine," on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. An empty black chair sits in front of the work.
July 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed is a large-scale oil painting held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.

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April 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Dorothy (Chase) by William Merritt Chase (American) - Oil on canvas / 1902 - Indianapolis (Indiana) Museum of Art #womeninart #painting #chase #artwork #williammerrittchase #art #portrait #womensart #portraitofawoman #indianapolismuseumofart #bskyart #fineart #americanart #bsky.art #artoftheday
The image's subject is Chase's 11-year-old daughter, Dorothy, wearing a white dress with full-length sleeves, a straw hat with a green bow, a black belt, black tights, and black shoes. She is standing against a brown background without any detail, so the viewer's eye is focused only on her. Dorothy stares straight out at the viewer, engaging them. With a 6' canvas, Dorothy is reminiscent of full-length Baroque paintings of emperors, giving the young girl a grandiose image. It is one of many by him of full-length portraits that use subdued color schemes and a simple background. Enlivening this low-toned painting are the colorful details on Dorothy’s hat and her confident gaze out at the viewer. Dorothy is a painting in a series of full-length portraits Chase created of his family between 1886 and 1902.
December 31, 2024 at 1:52 AM
“Concert.” Valentin de Boulogne (French; 1591–1632). Oil on canvas, ca. 1615. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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January 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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December 28, 2024 at 4:52 PM