Hymne (Hymn) (headpiece, page 62) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a landscape scene accompanying a piece of text. The image features an illustration of a rugged terrain with a river or waterfall flowing through a mountainous landscape. The drawing is monochromatic, utilizing bold lines to depict trees, hills, and a body of water that cascades down the center of the image. Above the image is the title "HYMNE" in bold font, and below is a text in German arranged in a structured format.