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Head of a Young Man by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — VisualArtsDB

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Head of a Young Man

Head of a Young Man

Head of a Young Man

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1924

Medium: Drypoint on Japanese mulberry paper
Dimensions: Plate: 30.2 × 25 cm (11 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33 cm (18 9/16 × 13 in.)
Genre: Drypoint
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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