This is a drawing of a book cover with woodcut illustrations. The cover is designed for a book titled "Neben der Heerstraße" by Jakob Bosshart. The artwork shows a reclining figure in a contemplative or melancholy pose with sharp lines and contrasts. To the right, there are two figures walking in a bold style. The text on the cover is in a Gothic typeface. The illustrations are by E.L. Kirchner, reflecting a German Expressionist style. The publisher information "Verlag von Grethlein & Co. Zürich Leipzig" is present at the bottom.
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Jakob Bosshart: Neben der Heerstrasse (Jakob Bosshart: Near Main Street)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

author Jacob Bosshart (Swiss, 1862 - 1924)

1923

Medium
bound volume with 25 woodcuts and color woodcuts
Classification
Volume
Dimensions
book: 18 × 14.3 × 3.3 cm (7 1/16 × 5 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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