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The image is a woodcut print depicting two figures in a close-up view, showing their upper bodies and faces. The two individuals appear to be sitting or standing close together in the frame. The person on the left has a slender face with detailed facial features outlined in bold lines, including prominent cheekbones and a small chin. This individual has hair styled into an even parting style that drapes down towards the ears. The person on the right has a more robust face, with a pronounced chin and a mustache, and hair that appears to be closely cropped. Both individuals are wearing dark…
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The Married Couple Müller (Ehepaar Müller)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1919

Medium
woodcut on pink blotting paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 35 x 42.5 cm (13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.) ; sheet: 43.3 x 55.3 cm (17 1/16 x 21 3/4 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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