In 2024, the spotlight on historic women artists brightens with the exhibition 'Fruit of Friendship' at the Philip Mould gallery featuring 24 portraits by 17th-century artist Mary Beale. Beale's work also appears at Tate Britain in the exhibition 'Now You See Us,' exploring professional women artists from 1520-1920. Notably, her detailed documentation of studio life, kept by her husband Charles, enhances our understanding of her artistry. This exhibition marks a significant celebration of Beale's legacy and ensures her rightful place in art history.
"Historic women artists, wrote the art historian Pamela Gerrish Nunn in 2016, are left on the 'eternal doorstep of fame'. In 2024, the door was propped open a little wider for the English 17th-century professional portraitist Mary Beale."
"Named after the artist's pioneering discourse on the union of people, Fruit of Friendship - a monographic show staged in that year at the Philip Mould gallery in London, contained 24 of Beale's portraits many of which reflect her mastery in portrait painting."
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