The image features bold, sweeping lines and shapes on a textured surface, creating an abstract composition. Linear forms suggest arches resembling a bridge over a rectangular shape. Below this, two upright figures are seen. Irregular lines converge and stretch across the top, resembling stylized symbols or structural forms. The arrangement of lines and shapes constructs an abstract scene with a bridge and vessels.
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Bridge on Crown Prince Embankment (Brucke am Kronprinzenufer)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1909

Medium
drypoint with tonal etching on blotting paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 25 cm (7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.) ; sheet: 28.7 x 39.5 cm (11 5/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
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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