because most of the answers thus far are male painters — here are some of my fav female painters!
mary cassatt (1844-1926)
shona mcandrew (1990-)
hilma af klint (1862-1944)
leonora carrington (1917-2011)
marie laurençin (1883-1956)
others i like: georgia o’keefe, frida kahlo, elizabeth catlett, agnes pelton, tamara de lempicka, faith ringgold, paulina olowska, berthe morisot. and many more i am forgetting!
