Five Girls at a Forest Pond (Funf Madchen am Waldteich)
1919
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1919
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows five simple stick-like figures standing in a rough forest. The trees and rocks around them are jagged, almost like broken lines. The scene looks dark and uneven, with no smooth shapes anywhere. The artist used a scratchy, uneven style that feels more like drawing than painting. The figures are all the same height, but their faces and clothes are just blocks of lines. Next, look up lithography to see how this print was made.
