Halber Schlaf (Half Sleep) (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 poetic page with an illustration. The page contains a poem titled "HALBER SCHLAF" along with a black and white illustration beneath. The poem is written in German and discusses themes of night, darkness, stars, and the moon. The illustration depicts a stylized figure laying down beneath architectural elements and a night sky with a moon. The drawing style is expressive, with bold lines giving it a sense of movement, characteristic of early 20th-century print illustrations.