Artworks · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Mit den Dahrenden Schiffen (With Travelling Ships) (headpiece, page 15) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Die Seefahrer (The Seafarer) (headpiece, page 10) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Spitzköpfig Kommt Er... (With a Pointed Head He Rises) (headpiece, page 13) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Der Garten der Irren (The Garden of the Mad) (headpiece, page 12) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Umbra Vitae (headpiece, page 1) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Der Krieg (The War) (headpiece, page 3) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Die Morgue (The Morgue) (headpiece, page 5) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Liegender Rückenakt (Reclining Nude) (tailpiece, table of contents) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Titelblatt (title page) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut, printed in red and black, on wove paper from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers)

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Titelvignette (Title vignette) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Vorsatz (front endpapers) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut on pink laid paper from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers)

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Bucheinband (cover) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924 · woodcut, printed in black and green, on yellow cloth from a bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers)

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head Study (Kopfstudie)

1924 · lithograph on wove paper

image: 32.9 x 27.3 cm (12 15/16 x 10 3/4 in.) sheet: 40.8 x 33.5 cm (16 1/16 x 13 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Naked Girl on a Carpet (Nacktes Mädchen auf Teppich)

1924 · woodcut on yellow Japanese paper

sheet: 60 × 35.9 cm (23 5/8 × 14 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Reclining Nude with Cat (Illustration for _Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Das Graphische Werk_)

1924 · color woodcut illustration from two blocks, printed in orange and blue-violet on folded prospectus

block: 6.2 x 9.4 cm (2 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.) sheet (folded): 26.5 x 16.2 cm (10 7/16 x 6 3/8 in.) sheet (unfolded): 26.5 x 32.4 cm (10 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Reclining Nude with Cat

1924 · color woodcut on folded book prospectus

block: 6.2 x 9.4 cm (2 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.) sheet (folded): 26.5 x 16.2 cm (10 7/16 x 6 3/8 in.) sheet (unfolded): 26.5 x 32.4 cm (10 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924 · bound volume with 50 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

book: 23.8 × 16.5 × 1.2 cm (9 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Young Man

1924 · Drypoint on Japanese mulberry paper

Plate: 30.2 × 25 cm (11 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 33 cm (18 9/16 × 13 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Will Grohmann, Large (Brustbild Grohmann, gross)

1924 · Woodcut

composition: 21 3/4 x 16" (55.3 x 40.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 24 1/8 x 17 15/16" (61.2 x 45.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Modern Bohemia (Bohème Moderne)

1924 · Woodcut

composition: 21 1/4 x 33 1/4" (54 x 84.5 cm); sheet: 25 x 37 13/16" (63.5 x 96 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Title page (Titelblatt) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 5 13/16 x 3 5/8" (14.8 x 9.2 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Simson (headpiece, page 41) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 3/4 x 2 5/16" (7 x 5.9 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Moon (Mond) (headpiece, page 17) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 15/16 x 3 1/16" (5 x 7.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The New Houses (Die neuen Häuser) (headpiece, page 40) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 15/16 x 3 1/2" (7.5 x 8.9 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Mass (Die Messe) (headpiece, page 61) from Umbra Vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 15/16 x 1 5/16" (4.9 x 3.3 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Blind Women (Die blinden Frauen) (headpiece, page 38) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 15/16 x 2 3/4" (5 x 7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The City (Die Stadt) (headpiece, page 32) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 1/4 x 2 11/16" (5.7 x 6.9 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Dancer in the Cameo (Die Tänzerin in der Gemme) headpiece, page 55) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 7/8 x 3 1/16" (4.8 x 7.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The City of Agony (Die Stadt der Qual) (headpiece, page 22) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 3 11/16 x 2 5/8" (9.4 x 6.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Dying Faun (Der sterbende Faun) (headpiece, page 35) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 1/4 x 2 15/16" (5.7 x 7.5 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Night (Die Nacht) (headpiece, page 34) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 15/16 x 3 1/4" (5 x 8.3 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

All Soul's Day (Allerseelen) (headpiece, page 44) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 1 1/8 x 2 15/16" (2.8 x 7.5 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Judas (headpiece, page 59) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 13/16 x 3 1/16" (7.1 x 7.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nude in the Landscape (Akt vor Landschaft) (headpiece, page 63) from Umbra Vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 3/4 x 2 13/16" (7 x 7.2 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hour of Death (Hora mortis) (headpiece, page 56) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 3/4 x 3 7/8" (4.5 x 9.8 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Night III (Nacht III) (headpiece, page 39) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 x 3 1/16" (2.6 x 7.8 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Half Sleep (Halber Schlaf) (headpiece, page 36) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8" (6.6 x 6 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Title vignette (Titelvignette) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 7/8 x 3 1/16" (4.7 x 7.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

All Landscapes Have... (Alle Landschaften haben...) (plate, page 14) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 5 13/16 x 3 9/16" (14.7 x 9.1 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Curse Against the Cities V (Verfluchung der Städte V) (headpiece, page 30) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 5/8 x 2 11/16" (6.7 x 6.8 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pilate (Pilatus) (headpiece, page 57) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 1 7/8 x 3 1/4" (4.7 x 8.3 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Birds (Die Vögel) (headpiece, page 45) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 7/8 x 3 1/16" (2.2 x 7.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Garden (Der Garten) (headpiece, page 58) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 5/8 x 3" (6.7 x 7.6 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

My Soul (Meine Seele) (headpiece, page 52) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 3 9/16 x 2 1/4" (9 x 5.7 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The War (Der Krieg) (headpiece, page 3) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 15/16 x 3 1/4" (5 x 8.2 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Seafarer (Die Seefahrer) (headpiece, page 10) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 1 1/8 x 3 11/16" (2.8 x 9.3 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Garden of the Mad (Der Garten der Irren) (headpiece, page 12) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 2 15/16 x 2 15/16" (7.4 x 7.5 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Deaf II (Die Tauben II) (headpiece, page 46) from Umbra vitae (Shadow of Life)

1924 · Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts

composition: 4 3/16 x 2 7/8" (10.7 x 7.3 cm); page: 9 1/16 x 6 1/8" (23 x 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art