For as long as there's been paint, there have been women painters - you just haven't heard of them yet.

From artists at the forefront of the Dutch Golden Age to avant-garde radicals in Soviet Russia and surrealist thinkers in exile, this book gathers together 65 painters from throughout history and across the world. Sometimes ignored - but always iconic - this highly opinionated guide will tell you everything you need to know, and nothing that you don't, about the women behind the canvas (and qui