ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image features a stylized depiction of a person's head and upper torso. The subject faces forward with their head slightly turned to the right. The facial features are abstract, with linear patterns defining the contours of the face. The eyes are wide, the nose is elongated, and the lips are emphasized with dark lines. The person wears a dark hat and a garment with a large white collar. The background is plain, with no distracting elements. No jewelry or objects are visible.
Read the visual description

The image features a stylized depiction of a person's head and upper torso. The subject faces forward with their head slightly turned to the right. The facial features are abstract, with linear patterns defining the contours of the face. The eyes are wide, the nose is elongated, and the lips are emphasized with dark lines. The person wears a dark hat and a garment with a large white collar. The background is plain, with no distracting elements. No jewelry or objects are visible.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Annette Kolb

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Date
1926
Medium
woodcut printed in black
Dimensions
image: 42 x 28 cm (16 9/16 x 11 in.) sheet: 54.5 x 38 cm (21 7/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.696
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Woman
  • Portrait
  • Face
Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L. 1570b) H 551 II. (Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 31, 1979; gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

bottom left by later hand in graphite: Sch II 551/Annette Kolbe II; bottom right by later hand in graphite: D; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K10106; II Nase, Kinnbein; lower right verso by later hand in graphite: 9y89

NGA object ID 154353. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.