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This is a drawing with angular shapes and text. The top of the page shows a cityscape with geometric forms like arches and an indistinct view of a bridge or overpass. The figures in the scene have sharp, angular lines. Below the drawing, there is a block of text in German titled "DIE STÄDTE," translating to "THE CITIES." The text resembles poetry or prose. The page has an organized, symmetrical layout, integrating visual art with written word.

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Die Städte (The Cities) (headpiece, page 19) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

and author Georg Heym (German, born Poland, 1887 - 1912)

printer Spamersche Buchdruckerei, Leipzig

publisher Kurt Wolff (German, 1887 - 1963)

1924

Medium: woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper
Classification: Volume
Dimensions: book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
Culture: German
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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