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Nude Women with a Child in the Forest

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1925

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Early Modern Nude

Dominant colour

Nude Women with a Child in the Forest is a 1925 ink by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
When & what style?: 1925
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows three figures in a forest—two adults and a child. The adults are standing, their bodies turned toward each other, while the child reaches out. The background is thick with green trees and bushes, and the whole scene is made of bold blocks of color: pinks, greens, and whites. The artist used a printing method that layers ink in different colors. The lines are sharp, and the figures look simplified, almost like cut-out shapes. Next, look up woodcut to see how this technique works.