The image displays a collection of bold, dark shapes and lines forming various interconnected patterns on a light background in an abstract composition. Curved lines arc across the left side, resembling a large crescent or curved horn, while a series of interlocking rectangles and circles intertwine in the center. The right side features elements that suggest the form of a human figure wearing a hat, with lines hinting at a stance or posture. Swirls at the bottom evoke the appearance of waves or clouds, and sharp, angular forms in the upper corners could be reminiscent of stars or floral…
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Lizards

Franz Marc (German, 1880 - 1916)

1912

Medium
woodcut in black on grey-green Japanese paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 8.6 × 8.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 18.7 × 18 cm (7 3/8 × 7 1/16 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
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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