The Boston Sunday Herald - ladies want it Feb. 24

The print shows a portrait of a woman, half-length, right profile, sitting, reading a newspaper, with flowers in the background. It is possibly a self-portrait by artist Ethel Reed.

Ethel Reed, one of the few woman artists of Art Nouveau to achieve celebrity, produced illustrations based on sensitive portrait studies. She employed the poster-like style of her design in numerous book illustrations and posters.