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Reclining Nude with Cat

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924

Reclining Nude with Cat by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1.70 m

Both at true scale.

9.4 cm × 6.2 cm

Smaller than your phone. You would need 18 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 6.2 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Medium: color woodcut on folded book prospectus
Kind: Print
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit: Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

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How big is it?: 9.4 cm × 6.2 cm. Smaller than your phone. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1924. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.
How was it made?: Color woodcut on folded book prospectus.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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