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This is a drawing of an abstract coastal cityscape. The drawing shows stylized cityscape with contrasts in black and white, likely done through a woodcut print technique. The image depicts abstract architectural forms: domes, arches, and steps spiraling upwards. Clouds or waves fill the sky. Beneath the drawing, text in German describes poetic imagery associated with the sea and city.

Die Meerstädte (The Sea Cities) (headpiece, page 20) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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