The image depicts a house in the center, with two figures nearby - one working with a tool and the other standing. In the background, mountain shapes are visible. The style includes rough brushstrokes and a limited monochromatic color palette from light grays to dark blacks.
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Alpine Huts in Fog

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1920

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 18.2 x 26.2 cm (7 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.) ; sheet: 40.2 x 55.3 cm (15 13/16 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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