Woman in Japanese Costume

A woman stands in three-quarter view against a bare tan ground, wearing a dark kimono patterned with orange, white, and floral accents at the shoulder and a yellow obi knotted at her waist; her dark hair is swept up and she turns her head to face the viewer with a slight smile. The lower portion of the robe and the figure's feet dissolve into loose, unfinished strokes, and dark cross-hatched shading fills the space around her head and shoulders. Robert Blum, *Woman in Japanese Costume*, 1891, oil on canvas.