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The image depicts a person in a black and white woodcut style, featuring a seated figure with one leg crossed over the other. The person has distinct facial features, with an angular face, long nose, closed eyes, and prominent cheekbones. The hair is styled elegantly and the clothing includes a high-collar dress with bold lines and patterns on the shoulders and arms. Abstract shapes and another figure in a contemplative posture are visible in the background. The overall background is heavily textured with sharp lines and contrasts, merging the figures with their surroundings.

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Woman Tying Her Shoe (Frau, Schuh Zuknopfend)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1912

Medium: woodcut
Classification: Print
Culture: German
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
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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