Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (headpiece, page 44) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)
| Title | Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (headpiece, page 44) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner |
| Date | 1924 20th century |
| Medium | woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper |
| Classification | Volume |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (headpiece, page 44) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)” is a work by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, dated 1924. It is executed in woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper and classified as volume. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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