Reclining Nude with Cat
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924
- Artist
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Date
- 1924
- Type
- Medium
- color woodcut on folded book prospectus
- Dimensions
- 6.2 × 9.4 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a cover page with a combination of text and a graphic illustration. At the top, bold black text reads, "ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER DAS GRAPHISCHE WERK VON GUSTAV SCHIEFLER EUPHORION VERLAG / BERLIN." Below the text, there is a colorful illustration featuring a reclining nude figure with simplified contours in shades of orange and white against a background with bands of blue and violet. The image depicts the figure stretched out on what appears to be a bed, with one arm resting on the head. The remainder of the page includes a block of text in German, neatly aligned below the illustration. The background of the page is plain beige.