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Top 10 Posters and Prints - Women Artists

From Jone Johnson Lewis,
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Great artists include a number of women, many of whom should be better known than they are. Madonna decorates her home with art by female art deco artist Tamara De Lempicka -- you can find prints and posters of this and many other artists online.

1. Mary Cassatt

Posters are available for many works by this Impressionist artist, including "Lilacs in Window," "Mother and Child," "Sleepy Baby," "Woman with Dog" and several other images.
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2. Georgia O'Keeffe

Unique 20th century artist Georgia O'Keeffe is represented by a wide variety of posters of her work. Flower images include "Poppy" and "Sunflower" and many more, and there are a few others including "Blue River" and "White Canadian Barn."
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3. Faith Ringgold

African American artist Faith Ringgold has focused much of her work on quilts. Poster of her work "Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles" depicts a group of African American women quilting a sunflower-themed quilt, surrounded by their town and a group of sunflowers.
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4. Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler's abstract impressionist paintings are favorites for home and office decoration.
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5. Tamara De Lempicka

Her paintings and posters are representative of classic modernism and art deco. The works manage to be both erotic and touch, organic and mechanical, and have enjoyed a recent revival, representing decadent living.
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6. Berthe Morisot

She was the granddaughter of an artist (Fragonard) and married the brother of her mentor, the painter Manet, and herself the first woman to join the impressionist movement in art. Find a wide variety of prints of her work, from landscapes, to depictions of children and women, to still life, and more. My favorite is the one called "Reading."
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7. Frida Kahlo

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is depicted in these self-portraits and photos.
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8. Beatrix Potter

Her illustrations of the Peter Rabbit series of stories were responsible for their success, at least as much as the stories themeselves were. These posters could be wonderful in a child's room or in a school.
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9. Rosa Bonheur

The most famous woman artist of the mid-to-late 19th century, she was especially known for studies of animals. Prints available include her popular "The Horse Fair" and "Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)."
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10. Adelaide Labille-Guiard

French 18th century portrait painter, she painted the aristocracy before the Revolution and then shifted to painting leaders of the new government instead. She was not only a pioneer female artist herself, she worked for recognition of other women artists.
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