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The image displays an abstract pattern of swirling, curved, and angular lines at the bottom of the page. The design resembles urban chaos and movement. Upon closer inspection, the lines can be connected to objects like buildings and train tracks, creating a surreal cityscape. The visual style distorts architectural elements, giving a sense of an otherworldly and dynamic setting. Above the design is a poem written in German text.

Die Nebelstädte (The Misty Cities) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1912/1922 · woodcut from a bound volume with 51 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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