The image shows bold, jagged lines and blocky text against a contrasting backdrop within a rectangular frame. The composition features zigzag and wavy patterns resembling a surreal landscape, with elements resembling facial features. The text is in a commanding font size for emphasis, while the scattered elements give a fragmented appearance like stained glass or a mosaic.
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Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte (Peter Schlemihl's Wondrous Story) (Title Page)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1915

Medium
color woodcut printed from one block on medium thick wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
block: 29.2 x 26.2 cm (11 1/2 x 10 5/16 in.) ; sheet: 41.2 x 35.4 cm (16 1/4 x 13 15/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
New Century Fund and Gift of Ruth and Jacob Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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