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The image features sharp, angular shapes and curving lines forming an abstract composition. In the foreground, there is a distorted piano keyboard-like shape running horizontally. To the left, curved lines form a figure resembling a musician or performer in an exaggerated pose. On the right, an abstract form suggests a seated person, with lines and arcs creating facial features and attire. These abstract elements together evoke energy and interaction found in a performance scene.

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Pianist and Singer

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1928

Medium: woodcut in black on blue blotting paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: image: 45.4 x 34.9 cm (17 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.) ; sheet: 55.5 x 42.5 cm (21 7/8 x 16 3/4 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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