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The image displays an intricate composition of curved and straight lines intersecting and diverging across the canvas. The abstract arrangement forms figures resembling people engaging in cycling and lounging, with a central bicycle. These figures are connected to objects like bicycles, with human forms depicted in different poses suggesting a social or communal setting. The shapes of wheels and human heads contrast with the angular lines of limbs and backgrounds, creating a dynamic scene.

Cycle Race

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1926 · drypoint proof printed in brown-black ink and touched with graphite

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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