A Bluestocking Knits

John Singer Sargent, "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw" (1892-93), National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.  Another fascinating Sargent portrait (there is a fairly long discussion of this painting here).

Georgia O’Keeffe, "Black and Purple Petunias". 

Mary Cassatt, "The Child’s Bath" (1893) Art Institute of Chicago.  I’ve always loved this painting, the fabulous combination of colors and patterns, starting with the lovely lavender/green/white stripes on the mother’s dress (especially against the curved lavender rim of the washbasin).

Édouard Manet, "Berthe Morisot With a Bunch of Violets" (1872), private collection.  I’m not a huge fan of Manet generally, thinking him more than a bit hit-and-miss, but I like this portrait, Morisot’s big, dark eyes and straightforward expression.

Carl Larsson, "Under the Chestnut Tree" (1912?).  This is nice on a summer afternoon, a lazy tea in the shade!