Nacht III (Night III) (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
- 14186 × 10638px
Description
This is a photograph of a page from a book. The page contains a German text titled "NACHT III" with a small illustration of rooftops against a dark sky below. The text is neatly printed with occasional indents for new stanzas. The illustration uses high contrast black and white tones, resembling a woodcut style. The page has sepia tones and spots of discoloration, giving it an aged appearance. The page number "43" is centered at the bottom.
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).