Standing Boy and Two Girls (second version) (Stehender Knabe und zwei Mädchen 2 )

Otto Mueller

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts three figures in a stylized, early 20th-century expressionist artwork. The central figure is standing, facing slightly right touching a tree branch. To the right, another figure stands facing away. On the left, a seated figure leans back with one arm resting on a bent knee. The figures have simplified facial features, with short, indistinct hairstyles. They are unclothed, set in a natural scene with foliage and distant hills or mountains in the background. The drawing is monochromatic with bold, dark lines on a light background.