The Art and Gender – A Gender Perspective Analysis The 2022 Calendar – Comorile Muzeului

ABSTRACT: The author started this research based on an article published in The Guardian titled “Mind-blowing: Why do men’s paintings cost 10 times more than women’s?” Shocking: Why do artists’ paintings cost 10 times more than those painted by women painters? Being a feminist and interested in equal opportunities between women and men, the author looks at everything around through a gender lens. The general theme is meritocracy. As a colleague of the author used to say: I don't care if the person applying for a job is a woman or a man, but be the best. If only it were that simple! In the artistic field, as in many other fields, the value is given by the price of the product, in our case, of works of art. As we shall see, not by a long shot.

KEYWORDS: men’s paintings, women painters, gender equality, equality of opportunity