Vorsatz (back endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a series of abstract, thick black lines outlining human figures. On the left side, two figures are depicted in motion, with one figure raising their hands and the other stretching out an arm. On the right, two figures are seated with angular and abstracted limbs tucked closely around their bodies. The design features bold black lines framing the figures against a pink background, with a structure resembling a linked chain of stylized squares.