This painting features an abstract composition with geometric shapes and bold lines in the style of Expressionist printmaking. The central figure is created by black lines and shapes against a cream background. The figure appears seated with limbs intertwined. The background contains abstract, angular motifs that complement the figure. At the bottom left, there is a stylized animal form. The use of negative space and simplified forms gives the painting an expressive quality reminiscent of early 20th-century woodcut prints.
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Woman in the Bathtub

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1936

Medium
woodcut printed in black
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 50 x 37 cm (19 11/16 x 14 9/16 in.) ; sheet: 57 x 42.5 cm (22 7/16 x 16 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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