The image shows abstract figures outlined with fluid pencil strokes. Two figures are depicted with bold, gestural lines, varying in thickness to define their forms and pose. The composition is expressive and spontaneous, capturing quick visual impressions on paper. The drawing conveys a sense of interaction or connection between the figures, set against a neutral backdrop.
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Girl Before a Mirror

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1912/1913

Medium
graphite on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 52.5 × 39 cm (20 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)
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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