“Girl with Chrysanthemums”, 1894 by Olga Boznańska (1865-1940)■ Olga Boznańska (1865-194
“Girl with Chrysanthemums”, 1894 by Olga Boznańska (1865-1940)■ Olga Boznańska (1865-1940) is one of the greatest European female artists. She showed her paintings at prestigious exhibitions, salons, and renowned art galleries. A member of many art societies and groups, in 1912 she chaired the elite Society of Polish Artists “Sztuka”. In 1904 she joined the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. She was a citizen of Europe, living in Poland, Munich and Paris. Boznańska is regarded as a pioneer of gender equality in art, being the first generation of Polish female artists to practice art as a profession. -- source link
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