Nude Girl at her Toilette

Nude Girl at her Toilette

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1912

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a woman sitting with one leg bent, holding a small round mirror in her right hand. Her left arm rests on her knee, and her hair is drawn back loosely. The lines are rough and quick, almost like a hurried drawing. The paper is a plain beige color, and the ink looks smudged in places, giving it a raw feel. The artist didn’t focus on details—just the basic shapes and pose. Try looking up lithography to see how this print was made.

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