Portrait of Helen c. 1930

"Portrait of Helen" is a 1930 print by American artist Kathleen Blackshear (1897-1988). The print depicts a close-up portrait of a woman, Helen, whose face is rendered in simplified, stylized lines. The woman's head is turned in profile, and her large, expressive eyes dominate the composition. The print's background is a grid of brown, green, and red lines, contributing to the overall abstract and geometric feel. This distinctive style is characteristic of Blackshear's work, which often explored themes of portraiture and the human figure within a simplified visual language.