The image shows an abstract composition with bold, jagged lines and sweeping curves that resemble a human face, including eyes, a nose, and disordered hair. Dark and light contrasts add depth, similar to a woodcut technique, highlighting the intense expression present in the image.
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Wife of Professor Schaxel

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1917-1918

Medium
woodcut printed in black
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 34.2 x 29.5 cm (13 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.) ; sheet: 58.7 x 43 cm (23 1/8 x 16 15/16 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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