Smoking Peasant

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,

The image shows an abstract representation of a seated person. They are sitting cross-legged with one hand on their knee and the other holding a long pipe to their mouth. The person has bold, linear features, including a mustache and beard, and is wearing a hat, vest, and pants. The background has abstract forms resembling mountains and possibly a figure of a barking dog or another person, all depicted with bold red and blue lines in a stylized, expressive manner.
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Type
Print
Medium
color woodcut printed in blue and red
Dimensions
18 × 18 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows an abstract representation of a seated person. They are sitting cross-legged with one hand on their knee and the other holding a long pipe to their mouth. The person has bold, linear features, including a mustache and beard, and is wearing a hat, vest, and pants. The background has abstract forms resembling mountains and possibly a figure of a barking dog or another person, all depicted with bold red and blue lines in a stylized, expressive manner.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner