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This is a page from a book with a print titled 'DIE SCHLÖSSER' and a poem. The page displays a black and white woodcut or linocut print with a style reminiscent of German Expressionism, possibly inspired by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The print is divided into two panels. The left panel portrays a chaotic scene with stylized figures and abstract shapes, while the right panel shows figures under draped fabric. Below the print is a German poem with three stanzas touching on themes of dark romanticism. The typography is bold and gothic, matching the dramatic imagery. The number '21' is visible at…

Die Schlösser (The Castles) (headpiece, page 21) 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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