" [..] And here, suddenly, was Woolf's own talented sister. The one who survived. The sister who painted.
My first thought was: how sad. What fate could be worse than to be in close proximity to genius, capable of recognizing it, but, alas, something less-than? And Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell must have been less-than, because I'd barely heard of her. How terrible, and sadly typical, that in my long pursuit of women artists I'd apparently learned nothing. Least of all, that they are all too easily lost to time, a condition rarely any reflection on their talent. "
― Bridget Quinn , Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (in That Order)
![Bridget Quinn quote : [..] And here, suddenly, was Woolf's own talented sister. The one who survived. The sister who painted.<br /><br />My first thought was: <i> how sad.</i> What fate could be worse than to be in close proximity to genius, capable of recognizing it, but, alas, something less-than? And Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell must have been less-than, because I'd barely heard of her. How terrible, and sadly typical, that in my long pursuit of women artists I'd apparently learned nothing. Least of all, that they are all too easily lost to time, a condition rarely any reflection on their talent.](/image/939444.jpg)