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The image shows an etching of a person from the shoulders up, depicting slightly more than a head-and-shoulders view. The person is in a downward-facing angle with their head bowed. Their facial features are abstract and stylized, with closed eyes, a long nose, and a contemplative expression. Their hair is stylized with large, swirling forms. They are wearing a garment with a horizontal stripe pattern covering their shoulders and upper arms. Their hands are visible but the details are indistinct. There is no notable jewelry or object. The background is filled with dark cross-hatching and…
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Young Girl Drawing

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1906

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 9.4 x 7.8 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/16 in.) ; sheet: 27.5 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 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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