Many famous artists made portraits of their mothers. Here are 10+ examples.

Featured image: James McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, 1871

1. Albrecht Dürer, Two Portraits of the Artist’s Mother, 1490 and 1514 (Barbara Dürer, née Holper)

2. Guido Reni, Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, 1612 (Ginevra de’ Pozzi)

3. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Old Woman at Prayer (The Artist’s Mother), 1629/30 (Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck)

4. Pierre Renoir, Portrait de la mère de Renoir, 1860

5. James McNeill Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler’s Mother), 1871 (Ann McNeill Whistler)

6. Heni de Toulouse-Lautrec, The artist’s mother, comtesse Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec, at breakfast, Malromé Chateau, 1881-83 (Adèle Tapié de Céleyran)

7. Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, 1888 (Anna Cornelia van Gogh)

8. Franz Marc, Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, 1902 (Sophie Maurice)

9. Umberto Boccioni, The Artist’s Mother, 1915 (Cecilia Forlani Boccioni)

10. Egon Schiele, The Artist’s Mother, 1918 (Marie Soukup)

11. Grant Wood, Woman with Plant(s) (The Artist’s Mother), 1929 (Hattie Weaver Wood)

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