1844 -1926, American, Female Artist / Impressionism, 374 works
1830 -1890, British, Female Artist / Naturalism, 1047 works
1860 -1940, American, Female Artist, 787 works
1841 -1895, French, Female Artist / Impressionism, 335 works
1755 -1842, French, Female Artist / Rococo, 247 works
1876 -1907, German, Female Artist / Expressionism, 240 works
1857 -1931, American, Female Artist, 237 works
1871 -1945, Canadian, Female Artist / Modernism and Post-Impressionism, 215 works
1862 -1946, Finnish, Female Artist / Realism and Expressionism, 199 works
1741 -1807, Swiss, Female Artist / Neoclassicism, 180 works
1865 -1940, Polish, Female Artist / Avant-garde, 173 works
1821 -1909, Dutch, Female Artist, 172 works
1860 -1938, Russian, Female Artist / Expressionism, 143 works
1865 -1938, French, Female Artist / Post-Impressionism, 142 works
1885 -1933, German, Female Artist, 137 works
1675 -1757, Italian, Female Artist, 130 works
1872 -1938, Swiss, Female Artist / Post-Impressionism , Dada , and Cubism, 124 works
1822 -1899, French, Female Artist / Romanticism, 120 works
1855 -1942, American, Female Artist, 119 works
1862 -1944, Swedish, Female Artist / Abstract Art , Modernism , and Naive Art (Primitivism), 113 works
1854 -1946, Swedish, Female Artist, 102 works
1848 -1933, American, Female Artist / Impressionism, 95 works
1865 -1947, French, Female Artist, 90 works
1823 -1903, French, Female Artist / Kitsch , Neoclassicism , and Romanticism, 85 works
1885 -1948, Swedish, Female Artist, 78 works
1845 -1928, French, Female Artist, 77 works
1859 -1935, Danish, Female Artist / Symbolism , Realism , and Impressionism, 77 works
1593 -1652, Italian, Female Artist / Baroque, 77 works
1889 -1924, Russian, Female Artist, 76 works
1825 -1874, British, Female Artist, 75 works
Those women artists who had a significant impact on history and the art world deserve praise for their dogged dedication to their profession and willingness to stand up for themselves and their peers.
We have selected nearly 500 female artists, but it would take many lifetimes to adequately honor all the women who have made significant contributions to art history. These extraordinary women have persevered in the face of widespread pressure to compromise their individuality and originality. From the Realists and Impressionists to the Surrealists and the Abstract Expressionists, from painters and printmakers to sculptors, we celebrate the contributions of women to the arts that have shaped our global culture.