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‘The Flower (The Gift)’ by Dame Laura Knight will go up for auction at Sotheby’s ‘(Women) Artists’ sale. — Picture courtesy of Sotheby’s via ETX Studio
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NEW YORK, April 20 — Slowly but surely, the art market is giving more importance to works created by women.
The latest proof: Sotheby’s is holding an online sale next month dedicated exclusively to women artists. One way to give them some of the spotlight they deserve in the history of art.
Linda Nochlin started a revolution in the art world when she published her seminal essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” in 1971. Half a century later, the question unfortunately still seems relevant.