The image shows intersecting lines and shapes creating an illusion of three overlapping faces in an abstract style. The central face displays angular lines, while the surrounding faces have additional facial elements like noses and eyes. The abstract design blends familiar human features with unconventional artistic expression.
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Head Study (Kopfstudie)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1924

Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 32.9 x 27.3 cm (12 15/16 x 10 3/4 in.) ; sheet: 40.8 x 33.5 cm (16 1/16 x 13 3/16 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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