Portrait of Helen

c. 1930

Kathleen Blackshear

Associated Names
Kathleen Blackshear

Artist, American, 1897 - 1988

The image shows a stylized portrait of a person with emphasis on the face and upper body. The person is facing left in a three-quarter view with a slight downward head tilt. The facial features are exaggerated, with large eyes, prominent eyebrows, and pronounced lips outlined boldly. The dark, voluminous hair extends outward abstractly. The person wears a garment with orange circles on a light green background and a teardrop-shaped earring. The background consists of geometric patterns in green and brown intersected by red and pink elements resembling bows or ribbons.
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Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, Portrait of Helen; lower right, Kathleen Blackshear

Wikidata ID

Q76442801

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