The image shows a person seated and leaning slightly forward with their head turned to the right. The person has sharply defined facial features and dark, short hair. They are wearing a garment with long sleeves and a large cross insignia on the chest. The background includes an abstractly drawn sculpture or object on the right side and simple etched lines suggesting a corner or wall.
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The Painter

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1923

Medium
drypoint
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 30 x 25 cm (11 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.) ; sheet: 43 x 32.5 cm (16 15/16 x 12 13/16 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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