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Die Stadt (The City) (headpiece, page 32) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

An urban cityscape illustration with German text. The drawing at the top shows densely packed city buildings, varying in height. The style is abstract, with bold lines. Below the drawing is German text titled "DIE STADT" ("The City"). The font is bold. Page number "32" is in the bottom left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1924
Medium
woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper
Dimensions
14193 × 10644 px
Public Domain
Yes
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