Die Höfe Luden Uns Ein... (The Yards Invited Us...) (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 bold, angular lines and sharp shapes creating an abstract composition on the lower portion of the page. Abstract representations of faces and figures emerge from a cityscape, with buildings rising in jagged, irregular forms. The central figure has an elongated neck and stylized facial features reminiscent of traditional tribal masks or modernist sculptures. The scene blends these forms into a cohesive, abstract expression within the context of an accompanying German text.