A Japanese Madonna 1900

"A Japanese Madonna" (1900) is a color woodcut print created by American artist Helen Hyde (1868-1919). This print, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, exemplifies Hyde's interest in Japanese art and culture. The print features a Japanese woman in traditional dress cradling a child, echoing the classic Madonna and Child theme. The delicate lines and soft colors typical of Japanese woodblock prints create a serene and intimate scene. Hyde's work became widely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contributing to the broader Japonism movement that infused Western art with Japanese aesthetics.