Bucheinband (cover) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a stylized profile of a person with their upper body visible, including the head, neck, and part of the shoulders. The person is shown in a side view facing left, with their left hand raised as if adjusting their glasses on their nose. The facial features are abstract, depicted with exaggerated lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is portrayed as a simple dark mass, suggesting short, slicked-back hair. The artwork utilizes a limited color palette of primarily green and yellow shades with bold black outlines. The background contains a stylized design or texture, with the text "Georg Heym Umbravitae" displayed prominently at the top.