The image displays an intricate composition of curved and straight lines intersecting and diverging across the canvas. The abstract arrangement forms figures resembling people engaging in cycling and lounging, with a central bicycle. These figures are connected to objects like bicycles, with human forms depicted in different poses suggesting a social or communal setting. The shapes of wheels and human heads contrast with the angular lines of limbs and backgrounds, creating a dynamic scene.
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Cycle Race

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1926

Medium
drypoint proof printed in brown-black ink and touched with graphite
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 25 x 31.3 cm (9 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.) ; sheet: 30.3 x 38.8 cm (11 15/16 x 15 1/4 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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