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The image shows an artwork featuring three humanoid figures depicted in a stylized, abstract manner. The central figure's upper body and head are visible, positioned facing slightly to the right with side-by-side, elongated eyes and a simplified nose and mouth. Long, dark hair falls down both sides of the face. The figure appears to be wearing a garment with a rounded neckline. To the left, two additional abstract representations of faces and partial upper bodies overlap with the central figure, drawn in a similar style with exaggerated features. The figures are sketched with prominent dark…
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Portrait of a Girl

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1921

Medium
lithograph in black on pink paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 59.7 x 50.8 cm (23 1/2 x 20 in.) ; sheet: 64.2 x 55.9 cm (25 1/4 x 22 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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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