Nowadays it's difficult to ignore the increasing importance of women artists on the international art scene. The majority of art students are female and women artists are gradually making a name for themselves in an art market till recently dominated by men. Museums are beginning, very hesitantly, to recognize women's work (monographs, exhibits of feminist art, etc.); academic studies have focused on them more and more, and recently a comprehensive study published by Elisabeth Lebovici and Catherine Gonnard has brought a number of women artists out of the shadows.