the other day i did a Buzzfeed quiz to see how well i remembered the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody (pretty well, i might add) and i have had the line “Mama! Oooooooooh” revolving in my head ever since. perhaps appropriate as i am on the cusp of motherhood, and so doubly appropriate for my latest Imaginary Curator show. i decided to throw in some vintage photography and modern illustrations, in addition to the older and contemporary artworks.
images courtesy of Artsy, WikiArt and individual artists – linked where appropriate.
ISCA GREENFIELD-SANDERS, PIKES PEAK, 2012AMIT CABESSA, Watermelon, 2012SALLY MICHEL, Mother and Son, 1968mi madre, 1967BERNHARD BRUNGS, Yves Saint Laurent und seine Mutter, 2014CAROLYN SWISZCZ, Whitney Lobby #2, 2011LOUISE BOURGEOIS, Mother and Child, 2007BOOTSY HOLLER, Visiting Dana & Tanya, 1967, 2011-2013FERNANDO BOTERO ,Maternidad (Motherhood), 2010Bruce Couch, mom in Bangkok (kodachrome)GUSTAV KLIMT, Family [Das Werk], 1914GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER, The Manger (Ideal Motherhood), 1899William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Motherland,1883Robert Couse-Baker, Child with her baby, 1984JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD, The Joys of Motherhood, ca. 1754Alexander Cunningham, With mother on the misty Isle of Skye, July 1960.Karl Bryullov, Mother Awoken By Her Crying Child,1831OLIVIA MAE PENDERGAST, Mother, 2015RINA CASTELNUOVO, Untitled (Gish Katif II), 2005MARY CASSATT, Mother’s Kiss, 1890-1891BERTHE MORISOT, Le Berceau (The Cradle), 1872DEANA LAWSON, Mama Goma, Gemena, DR Congo, 2014Phoebe Wahl, Nursing mother, 2013ALICE NEEL, Mother and Child, ca. 1981ford madox brown, take your son, sir (unfinished)ELIZABETH CATLETT, Mother and Child, 1993STEVE MCCURRY, Mother and Child at Car Window, 1993S Valadon, The Abandoned Doll, 1921Vincent van Gogh, Mother Roulin With Her Baby, 1888FRÉDÉRIC BRENNER, The Weinfeld Family, 2009Joaquín Sorolla, Mother, 1895Gale Stockwell, Parkville, Main Street, 1934ÉDOUARD VUILLARD, Motherhood (Maternité), 1896
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Beautiful post!
The Ford Madox Brown painting always makes my heart break a little.
So many lovely pieces. That Botero sculpture is my favourite!
I love how many of these depict the beauty that is breastfeeding.
You’re really good at this! Lovely post.
I love these. Such a great variety, and the colors are just wonderful.