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The image displays a series of bold, angular lines and jagged shapes forming an intricate composition. There are curved and straight lines creating an abstract artwork. The shapes resemble a group of people with discernible faces and hats, some holding objects reminiscent of flowers. The figures are set against a backdrop suggesting tree-like forms, with lines crossing and converging, evoking branches and pathways.
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Street Scene after the Rain (Straßenszene, Nach dem Regen)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1914

Medium
woodcut on Japanese paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 26.51 × 24.7 cm (10 7/16 × 9 3/4 in.) ; sheet: 45.09 × 34.29 cm (17 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.) ; plate: 29.85 × 26.67 cm (11 3/4 × 10 1/2 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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