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Printed with bold, black, angular lines and slashes on white paper, five stylized women stand in a loose row across the width of this vertical woodcut. All five wear long, dark coats or dresses. The leftmost woman wears a turban-like hat, and the others have hats topped with long plumes. Their bodies are narrow and taper to their feet, and all the women appear to stand with hands in pockets except the frontmost, who braces one hand on her hip. Their features are roughly carved with almond shapes or slits for eyes, thickly outlined lips, heavy eyebrows, and some horizontal shading on the…

Five Women on the Street

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1914 · woodcut on heavy wove paper

National Gallery of Art · Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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