Die Messe (The Mass) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)
Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig · German
1912/1922
- Medium
- woodcut from a bound volume with 51 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper
- Classification
- Volume
- Period
- 1901 to 1925
- Image size
- 14204 × 10652px
Description
On the page, a bold abstract shape is positioned beneath a block of text. This dark, jagged shape consists of angular lines and contrasting areas of black and white, forming a pattern. The flowing, curved lines within the shape could be seen as stylized facial features or draped fabric. This form creates an organic contrast to the rectangular, orderly text above it.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).