Who created "Nudes Dancing around a Shadow"?

Nudes Dancing around a Shadow was created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in 1936.

What medium is "Nudes Dancing around a Shadow"?

Nudes Dancing around a Shadow is woodcut printed in black on Japan paper [proof].

Is "Nudes Dancing around a Shadow" in the public domain?

Yes, Nudes Dancing around a Shadow is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Nudes Dancing around a Shadow

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1936

Medium

woodcut printed in black on Japan paper [proof]

Dimensions

sheet: 40.7 × 66.5 cm (16 × 26 3/16 in.)

Classification

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Purchased as the gift of Nelson Blitz, Jr. and Catherine Woodard in Honor of Perri and Allison Blitz

Accession Number

2015.93.1

About the Artist

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1880–1938

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to parents Ernst and Maria Kirchner, part of a family of Prussian descent that frequently relocated due to his father's career as a chemical technician. After early schooling in various towns, he studied architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (Technical University) in Dresden from 1901 to 1905, taking courses i...

Nudes Dancing around a Shadow

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