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Die Seefahrer (The Seafarer) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a page featuring a poem titled "DIE SEEFARHER" in German printed in a serif font. The text occupies most of the upper portion of the page. Below the text is a small black and white abstract drawing of geometric shapes. The drawing contains a complex and slightly chaotic arrangement of figures or forms. The page number "14" is centered below the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1912/1922
Medium
woodcut from a bound volume with 51 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper
Dimensions
14199 × 10648 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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