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The image displays a composition of bold, angular shapes and swirling lines that converge into an abstract portrait. The abstract artwork features a face formed through curved lines and sharp angles, reminiscent of a fragmented mask. The lines and shapes resemble features of a human face like eyes and a mouth, distorted and overlapped in a Cubist interpretation. Elements suggest clothing or a hat through curved and peaked forms, contributing to the abstract theme.
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Woman with a Veil

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1915

Medium
woodcut printed in black on blotting paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 32 x 23.5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.) ; sheet: 45.5 x 34 cm (17 15/16 x 13 3/8 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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