Monday, April 2, 2012

:: Sylvia Sleigh ::

Some days you just need a handful of beautiful paintings to gaze upon, full of life and extraordinary detail to the human personality.

Chelsea Garden, 1967



Arakawa & Madeline Gins, 1971


Linda Rosencranz,1968

Marianne Benedict, 1970

A.I.R., 1978

Working At Home, 1969

"I do think things have improved for women in general; there are many more women in government, in law and corporate jobs, but it's very difficult in the art world for women to find a gallery".
Sylvia Sleigh, 2007

Sylvia Sleigh: 1916-2010
Sylvia Sleigh on wikipedia
Sylvia Sleigh
Posted by Sara Gossett at 1:12 PM
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3 comments:

  1. lise silvaApril 2, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    WOW... I hadn't heard of her before... I LOVE her work.
    Im definitely going to read up on her, thanks!

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  2. AdahApril 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    GORGEOUS!! i want one of her paintings for my living room. xx

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  3. Sara GossettApril 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    Yes!!! Soooo beautiful. When I first saw her work, her style kind of reminded me of Alice Neel! Truly amazing portraits.

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