The image features a black and white abstract print of a person's face and part of the head. The face is centered, facing forward, with angular, textured features. The hair is stylized with curved lines. The background shows abstract patterns and shapes, including a leaf or feather-like form. Handwritten words are at the bottom of the image.
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Head of Dr. Robert Binswanger (the Student)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1917-1918

Medium
woodcut printed in black
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 38.5 x 28.3 cm (15 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.) ; sheet: 54 x 43 cm (21 1/4 x 16 15/16 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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