Siesta

1911-1912

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: lithograph printed in black
Dimensions: image: 31.5 x 42.5 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.) sheet: 36.5 x 56.2 cm (14 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
Collection no.: 2012.92.735
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Siesta — Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. 1911-1912.

Medium: lithograph printed in black.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.5 x 42.5 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.) sheet: 36.5 x 56.2 cm (14 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2012.92.735. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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