The image features two figures in a sketch-like drawing with visible charcoal or pencil strokes. The person on the left occupies a significant portion of the composition, from the head down to the waist. This figure is in a frontal position with a slightly tilted head and prominent facial features such as thick eyebrows, deep-set eyes, and defined jawline, with short hair drawn with strong lines. The person is wearing what appears to be a shirt or tunic, based on broad strokes around the upper body. To the right, there is a second person, partially turned away and positioned slightly in the…
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Self-Portrait in the Studio (Selbstbildnis im Atelier)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1923

Medium
black crayon on board
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 49.8 × 33.9 cm (19 5/8 × 13 3/8 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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