Head of Dr. Bauer

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1933

The image shows a portrait of a person's head in profile view, along with another silhouette that overlaps and mirrors the head. This person is depicted from the shoulders up, facing to the right. Their facial features are stylized and prominent, with an exaggerated contour of the head and distinct lines emphasizing the features. The person has very short hair or appears bald, with distinctive black lines indicating hair texture. Their eyes are sharply outlined, with an intense blue hue. The person is wearing a dark suit jacket with a white shirt, visible above the shoulders. The background is abstract with a mix of dark shades, primarily purples and greens.
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Date
1933
Type
Print
Medium
color woodcut printed in black, purple, green, ochre, blue, and red-brown on japan paper
Dimensions
50 × 34.9 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a portrait of a person's head in profile view, along with another silhouette that overlaps and mirrors the head. This person is depicted from the shoulders up, facing to the right. Their facial features are stylized and prominent, with an exaggerated contour of the head and distinct lines emphasizing the features. The person has very short hair or appears bald, with distinctive black lines indicating hair texture. Their eyes are sharply outlined, with an intense blue hue. The person is wearing a dark suit jacket with a white shirt, visible above the shoulders. The background is abstract with a mix of dark shades, primarily purples and greens.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner