Old and Young Woman (Alte und jungere Frau)

1921

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image depicts two people sitting at a table with only their upper bodies visible. The person on the left is seated in a slightly hunched position, with folded hands resting on the table. This person has angular facial features and short, dark hair. The person on the right is also seated, facing the person on the left, with dark, voluminous hair. Both figures wear dark, simple clothing. On the table, there is a bowl with rounded shapes inside and a pair of scissors. The background features vertical lines and abstract shapes or writing. The image is a monochromatic print in dark tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.300

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (W), no. 463


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

1962

  • Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1962, no cat.

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967.

Wikidata ID

Q65072120

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