$1,000–$15,000. Beauty prints by this artist are particularly sought after. Original prints and illustrations: $4,000–$8,000. Key value factors: Yumeji's popular image means many reproductions exist. Original prints are scarcer and more valued.
A woman's portrait — facing the viewer or turned slightly away — appears in this undated composition that bears all the hallmarks of the Yumeji-style bijin: the large, melancholy eyes; the slender, elongated form; the slight downward cast that suggests introspection rather than withdrawal. Portrait of a woman in Yumeji's work is rarely specific: the subject is not a documented individual but an archetype — the woman who feels too much, who exists in the space between what she desires and what is possible for her. The universality of that position is what made his women so culturally resonant.
Portrait of a woman was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Portrait of a woman depicts portraits.
