plate 1 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a figure sitting in an angled chair. Their body is partially visible from the chest down to the knees, with hands on their lap. The person has abstract facial features with sharp, angular lines, and short hair. They wear a dark outfit with a collar or scarf around the neck. Around them are abstracted elements of a room, including a wall with a framed picture and three plant-like forms on a shelf. There is a table nearby with an unknown object. The background features a linear style with dark lines and shadows.