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This is a painting of two abstract figures walking past large plants. The painting shows two stylized figures in shades of pink and purple against a green and yellow background. The figures are in motion, with hands raised. In the background, there are large, flatly illustrated leaves reminiscent of tropical plants in a potted setting. The background is split into two distinct areas: a mustard-yellow floor and a green wall or sky, suggesting an interior or exterior space. The bold outlines and flattened color scheme give the painting a graphic, woodcut-like quality.

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English Step Dancers

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1911

Medium: color woodcut printed in black, yellow, green, and pink on blotting paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: image: 40.5 x 27.5 cm (15 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.) ; sheet: 54 x 40 cm (21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Culture: German
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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