A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries
American artist and community activist Tomie Arai (born 1949)

Self Portrait, 1983 / Mixed media on paper / Image from artasiamerica digital archive

Self Portrait, 1983 / Mixed media on paper / Image from artasiamerica digital archive

1. Do You Think I’m Pretty, 1997 / Oil on canvas / Image from Turner Carroll Gallery

2. Chelsea Girl, 2004 / Oil on canvas / Image from artist’s website

3. Depressed in Rome, 2017 / Oil and collage on canvas / Image from Artsy website

4. Warmth, 2018 / Oil on canvas / Image from Artsy website

5. The Light Within I, 2020 / Oil on canvas / Image from Artsuite online marketplace

6. Dear God 3, 2023 / Oil on Canvas / Image from Turner Carroll Gallery

1. Self-Portrait Full Face, 1941 / Graphite on paper / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY


3. Autoritratto, 1966 / Color serigraph on paper / Private collection

4. Self Portrait, 1970 / Watercolor on paper / Private collection

5. Self-portrait in Front of Bamboo, 1971 / China ink over pencil on paper / Private collection

6. Untitled (Self Portrait), 1975 / India ink and watercolor on Japon paper / Private collection


2. Portrait in Black (Myself at Work), 1943 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

3. Study for self-portrait in orange with blue necklace. 1944-45 / Oil on paper / Private collection

4. The Painter (Self-portrait at Work), 1946 / Oil on canvas / Françoise Gilot


6. Untitled (Self Portrait), 1953 / Graphite and crayon on paper / Private collection

7. Étude Bleue, 1953 / Oil on board / Private collection
1. Self Portrait, 1946 / Ink drawing / Location unknown to me

2. Self Portrait, 1946 / Ink drawing / Location unknown to me

3. Action Self-Portrait, c.1956 / Oil on canvas / Private collection
See also:
https://schristywolfe.com/2022/01/10/autoportrait-day-10-elaine-de-kooning/
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/08/24/self-portraitsaugust-24/


1. Self-portrait with Blowing Hair, 1791 / Oil on canvas / Unknown location

2. Self-portrait, c.1792 / Oil on canvas / Museum Hessen Kassel, Kassel, DE

3. Self-portrait with pianist Regine Vossler, c.1795 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

Self Portrait, 2020 / Inkjet print / Image: 28″x38-1/8″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

Self-Portrait: Between Dinetah and Mni Sota, 2009 / Acrylic on canvas / Artist’s collection

Portrait (Probably a self-portrait), c.1908 / Oil on canvas / Private collection