In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)
The image displays abstract shapes and lines forming an outdoor scene with human and animal forms. There are two stylized figures resembling people, one sitting and the other standing nearby. Minimalist lines create animal shapes like horses or goats with elongated legs and necks. Triangular and angled lines in the background suggest mountainous terrain or rolling hills. The overall scene evokes a rural or countryside setting in simplified forms.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- woodcut from a bound volume with 17 woodcuts (including title page and front and back covers) and three photomechanical relief prints (of drawings) on coated paper
- Dimensions
- 8947 × 11396 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original