The image depicts a dense forest scene with tall, dark coniferous trees dominating the view. The brushstrokes are bold and expressive, using dark, thick lines to show the trees and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, with deep blacks against a light yellow background. The composition conveys movement and texture, with close-up details of branches and tree trunks, and distant tree tops creating a rhythmic pattern against the lighter backdrop.
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Taunus Firs

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1916

Medium
lithograph on wove yellow paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 67 × 53.5 cm (26 3/8 × 21 1/16 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
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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