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Cover (Bucheinband) from Umbra vitae by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — VisualArtsDB

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Cover (Bucheinband) from Umbra vitae

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1924

Medium: Woodcut from an illustrated book of fifty woodcuts
Dimensions: other (cover, two-page spread): 13 3/16 x 6 7/16" (33.5 x 16.4 cm)
Genre: Illustrated book
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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