The image displays a composition of lines and shapes that form the silhouettes of two figures, one red and the other blue, against a textured background. The abstract artwork suggests human forms, creating a sense of conversation or interaction. The red figure on the left appears to lean on a surface, while the blue figure on the right stands upright. In the top left corner, an outline of a window is visible, hinting at an interior scene.
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Peasant and Girl

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1921

Medium
color etching printed in black, red and blue
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 16.5 x 19.1 cm (6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 29 x 35 cm (11 7/16 x 13 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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