The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon line cuts across the center, with abstract shapes representing foliage and terrain. The scene is sketched in loose graphite strokes, varying in thickness and direction. Curved lines suggest landforms with subtle impressions of figures and trees. The color palette is neutral with creamy paper and dark graphite lines.
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Landscape in the Taunus

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1916

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 16.2 × 21 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/4 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
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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