Reclining Nude with Cat (Illustration for _Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Das Graphische Werk_)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a book cover for "Das Graphische Werk" by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The image features bold text at the top, with the title and the publisher's name "Euphorion Verlag / Berlin," denoting the work of artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner as compiled by Gustav Schiefler. Below the text, there is a woodcut image rendered in vibrant orange, blue, and beige hues, depicting a reclining nude figure with angular, expressionistic brush strokes, and a striped pattern in the background. The lower portion contains descriptive text in German related to the content of the book.