Street Scene with an Omnibus

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1914

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Early Modern

About this work

This print shows a busy street with people walking fast. Two men in hats and coats stand near a tram. A woman in a long dress walks ahead, holding something like a fan. The lines are sharp and dark, with some smudgy areas. The artist used a method called drypoint to scratch into the metal plate. This made the lines look rough and textured. Look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this technique works.