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This is a drawing of an art exhibition invitation. The image features a bold, graphic composition with a contrast between dark and light colors. In the center are three abstract figures with elongated forms. Surrounding them are plant-like decorative motifs. The typography includes blocky, angular German letters inviting viewers to an exhibition by the "Kuenstlergruppe Brücke" (Artists' Group Bridge) at a specific location. The design reflects early 20th-century German art movements like German Expressionism.
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Einladung...Ausstellung der Kuenstlergruppe Brücke (Invitation to an Exhibition of the Artists' Group Brücke)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1906

Medium
color woodcut printed in brown ink
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 13.5 x 13.5 cm (5 5/16 x 5 5/16 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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