Young Woman with a Child (Mädchen mit Kind)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1919

The image depicts the upper body of a person seated or partially reclined. The person has abstract facial features with large, oval eyes, a triangular nose, and dark, shoulder-length hair. They are wearing a patterned garment with geometric shapes and holding an animal in their arms. To the left, a red plant is depicted with layered, graphic shapes. The background consists of deep blue and brown colors.
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Date
1919
Type
Print
Medium
color woodcut on Japanese paper
Dimensions
42 × 35.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts the upper body of a person seated or partially reclined. The person has abstract facial features with large, oval eyes, a triangular nose, and dark, shoulder-length hair. They are wearing a patterned garment with geometric shapes and holding an animal in their arms. To the left, a red plant is depicted with layered, graphic shapes. The background consists of deep blue and brown colors.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner