Portrait of a Boy

Portrait of a Boy from 1927 is a rare example of Yoshida's figural portraiture — the young subject rendered with the same careful observation of light and volume that he applied to his landscapes. Yoshida's oil-painting background is evident in the modeling of the face and the attention to the weight and fall of the boy's clothing. The print occupies an unusual position in Yoshida's oeuvre: formally accomplished but intimate in scale, a study in human presence rather than the sweeping vistas for which he is best known.