The image displays bold, angular lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract scene with a border framing the composition. Within the scene, there are figures resembling a group of people engaging in a dynamic dance, with one figure in a flowing dress and another with a raised leg. The figures are depicted against a minimalist background with dark ovals.
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Acrobatic Dance

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1911

Medium
woodcut printed in black
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 22 x 33.2 cm (8 11/16 x 13 1/16 in.) ; sheet: 34.6 x 42.7 cm (13 5/8 x 16 13/16 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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