Der Garten der Irren (The Garden of the Mad) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

The image shows jagged and angular shapes intersecting with each other to form an abstract pattern. The shapes resemble human figures in different positions, surrounded by forms resembling trees or plants reaching towards a circular element above them. The figures appear to interact with their environment in a stylized, almost ritualistic manner. The artwork is below a block of text that suggests it's part of a page in a publication.