A watercolor drawing of a strawberry plant growing in the ground. On the plant are ripe red strawberries, immature white strawberries, and a couple of flowers. The leaves on the right are discolored with brown edges and on one leaf, yellow spots.

Strawberry Plant, c.1690–1695, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730). Private collection; source, “Women and the Art of Flower Painting,” by Ariane van Suchtelen, @mauritshuis.bsky.social, artherstory.net/women-and-th... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #NationalStrawberryDay (US)

A drawing of a stalk of a plant with green leaves and orange, tubelike flowers. At the bottom left is the calligraphed label "Klimop"; in the bottom right corner is the name of the artist in calligraphy.

Klimop / Ivy, 1665-1719, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730), who was married #otd, Jan 23. Held by Amsterdam Museum, am.adlibhosting.com/Details/muse... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750 | Exhibition | National Museum of Women in the Arts

The painting Forest Floor Still Life with Butterflies and a Lizard, n.d., by #AlidaWithoos, is on view now in the exhibition "Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750" at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

A still life painting of flowers on a forest floor, with a lizard at bottom left; a white butterfly at center left; and a yellow and black butterfly toward the lower right corner. The artist's signature is in white in the bottom right corner.

Forest Floor Still Life with Butterflies and a Lizard, n.d., by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730), who was buried #otd, Dec 5. Held in The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston.

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A drawing in watercolor and gouache over traces of black chalk of some stalks of pink and white Persian buttercup against an ivory background. The bloom on the left is shown from the back; in the middle is a flower in full bloom. Also depicted is a withered flower with only three petals left. At the bottom right of the drawing is the artist's signature in cursive handwriting.

Persian Buttercups, n.d., by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, c. 1660-1730). Private collection; source, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

Women Flower Painters | The Female Artists of "In Full Bloom" This post focuses on the women flower painters who feature in the 2022 exhibition "In Full Bloom" at The Hague's Mauritshuis museum.

Women and the Art of Flower Painting
by Ariane van Suchtelen, Mauritshuis

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#RachelRuysch #MariaSibyllaMerian #AlidaWithoos #ClaraPeeters #MichaelinaWautier #GeertjeWyntges #MariaVanOosterwijck

Alida Withoos resource page A resource page presenting information about the life and work of Dutch painter and botanical artist Alida Withoos.

Visit #ArtHerstory's resource page about #AlidaWithoos -

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New in 2025 -

Art Herstory introduces its 1st note card to reproduce work by Dutch artist #AlidaWithoos!

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The art on the card is her drawing Monkshood in Bloom, created before 1700. The original art is held at Oslo's Nasjonalmuseet (our 1st card from this source).

Alida Withoos Monkshood in Bloom note card This card reproduces a drawing of monkshood in bloom by the Dutch artist Alida Withoos, the original of which is held at Nasjonalmuseet.

Art Herstory has a new blank note card that features a drawing by #AlidaWithoos of monkshood in bloom:
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The original art is held at Oslo's Nasjonalmuseet.

Visit #Artherstory’s new Alida Withoos resource page at artherstory.net/alida-withoos/

A still life painting with pink roses, daisies, white lilies, a blue iris and other flowers on a forest floor. The background is very dark, almost black.

Still Life with Roses, Daisies and an Iris and Other Flowers on a Forest Floor, c. 1700, by #AlidaWithoos, who was married #otd, Jan 23. Held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts; source, artsandculture.google.com/asset/still-...

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The label for a 6-card note card set. The label includes thumbnails of the botanical and or still life art on the front cover of each card, as well as branding information such as the Art Herstory logo and website address, and social media icons.

#InternationalFlowerDay is a good day to highlight #ArtHerstory's newest 6-pack sampler:

Floral & Botanical Art 4
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The 6 different card designs reproduce artworks by #AlidaWithoos #AnneVallayerCoster #MariaSibyllaMerian #RachelRuysch #AnnaRuysch & #ClaraPeeters

A stalk with one single blooming tiger lily, and above the bloom, one bud.

Tiger Lily, 1665-1717, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, c. 1660-1730). Held by the Amsterdam Museum, am.adlibhosting.com/Details/muse... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

Purple Coronilla, n.d., by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, c. 1662-1730). Held by Harvard Art Museums, harvardartmuseums.org/collections/... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

Nasturtium, c.1675-1715, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, c. 1662-1730), who was buried #otd, Dec 5. Held by The Morgan Library, www.themorgan.org/drawings/ite...
 
Now on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art's Making Her Mark exhib, artbma.org/exhibition/m...

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