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The image displays sharp, angular lines and shapes forming a row of figures that seem to be in a dancing or moving position. The stylized figures have exaggerated limbs and heads, with some wearing what look like crowns. The abstract art conveys a sense of a procession or gathering, with the figures connected in a continuous line like dancers or celebrants. The black ink against the light background highlights the outlines and interconnectedness of the figures.

Die Irren III (The Mad III) (tailpiece, page 29) 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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