Lenore | Frank Kirchbach | 1896 14th Century their reflections shimmering in the

their reflections shimmering in the moonlit ripples

vivid expression

adorned with a garland of severed heads

- UV protected print for outdoor resistance

Through restrained colour and austere composition

Lenore | Frank Kirchbach | 1896 14th Century their reflections shimmering in theIn Lenore (1896), Kirchbach illustrates the haunting moment from Gottfried August Brgers famous ballad, where the dead lover returns to claim Lenore and carries her on a wild ride through the night. The ghostly rider urges his horse forward as Lenore, draped in white, collapses in terror across the saddle while they leap over a cemetery wall beneath a star filled sky. The barren landscape, distant churchyard, and skeletal trees heighten the macabre