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Vorsatz (front endpapers) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

The image contains bold black lines on a reddish background, forming abstract shapes. On the left are abstract faces with distinct features. On the right are two simplified human shapes walking.

Artwork Details

Date
1924
Medium
woodcut on pink laid paper from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers)
Dimensions
14202 × 10650 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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