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Takehisa Yumeji

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Japanese artist and poet Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934)

With mandolin, 1911. Image from https://arthistorypi.org/books/yumeji-modern

“He is known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls, though he also produced a wide variety of works including book covers, serial newspaper illustrations, furoshiki, postcards, and patterned washi paper.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumeji_Takehisa

Illustrated book of poems by artist/author Takehisa Yumeji,1912

Good Morning, 1915 / Shōjogahō (Girls’ illustrated magazine) January 1915

Sheet music for Johannes Brahms’ “Meine Liebe ist Grün”, July 1923

Saint Mary, November 1924 / Woodblock illustration tipped into The Ladies Graphic magazine

Cover for The Ladies Graphic magazine, 1927 / Color woodblock, offset lithography

Cover for Kuro Neko magazine, 1929 / Offset lithography

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The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints~
https://www.myjapanesehanga.com/home/artists/takehisa-yumeji-1884-1934.html
Taisho Romanticism and the Roots of Kawaii~
https://japanesekawaiiculture.com/takehisa-yumeji-taisho-romanticism-and-the-roots-of-kawaii/

Autoportrait Day 367~ Anupam Sud

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Artist and pioneering Indian printmaker Anupam Sud (born 1944)

1. Untitled, 1966 / Watercolor on paper / Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India

2. Untitled, 2000 / Pen and ink on printed paper / Private collection

3. Dressing for a Journey, 2000 / Oil on canvas / Location unknown to me
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4. Self, 2007 / Ink on paper / DAG art collection, New York, NY

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Autoportrait Day 348~ Mary Morton Allport

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Australia’s first recorded professional female artist:
Painter, miniaturist, and printmaker Mary Morton Allport (1806-1895)

1. Self portrait as Ophelia, 1830s / Watercolor on ivory / Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, Australia

2. (Detail) Self portrait as Ophelia / Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, Australia

3. Self portrait, ND / Watercolor on ivory / Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, Australia

4. Self portrait with her children, c.1837 / Watercolor on ivory / Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart, Australia

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Autoportrait Day 323~ Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Austrian painter, illustrator, printmaker, and
author Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich (1903-1985)

Self-portrait, 1928 / Digitally colored version of photographer Bruno Reiffenstein‘s image
of the lost painting / ©Belvedere Archive, Vienna, Austria

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Autoportrait Day 313~ Wanda Gág

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

American artist, printmaker, illustrator, author, and translator
Wanda Hazel Gág (1893-1946)

1. Self-Portrait in a Three-Way Mirror, ND / Graphite and black crayon / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

2. Self-Portrait, 1914 / Charcoal and chalk / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

3. Self-Portrait, 1915 / Pastel and charcoal / Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN

4. Self-Portrait in Dresser Mirror: Cream Hill, 1930 / Brush and black ink / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

5. Self-Portrait, 1943 / Linocut / Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

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Autoportrait Day 312~ Mary Cassatt

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

American painter and printmaker Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

1. Portrait of the Artist, 1878 / Watercolor and gouache on paper / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

2. Self-Portrait, c.1880 / Gouache and watercolor over graphite on paper / National Portrait Gallery, DC

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Autoportrait Day 305~ Lou Loeber

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Dutch painter Lou Loeber (1894-1983)

1. Self-portrait, 1921 / Oil on canvas / Cultural Heritage Agency
of the Netherlands, Amersfoort/Amsterdam/Rijswijk

2. Self-portrait, 1925 / Charcoal on paper / Utrecht, Netherlands

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Autoportrait Day 302~ Anna Maria van Schurman

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Dutch artist, poet, and scholar
Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678)

1. Self Portrait, 1625-1649 / Engraving / Various collections incl. Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Netherlands

2. Self Portrait, 1633 / Engraving / Various collections incl. RISD Museum, Providence, RI

3. Self Portrait, c.1640 / Pastel on paper / Museum Martena, Franeker, Netherlands

4. Self Portrait, 1640; / Engraving / Various collections incl. National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC

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