Last Interview with Smerdyakov (Book XI: Ivan Fyodorovich, facing p.484) 1949

Fritz Eichenberg's "Last Interview with Smerdyakov" (1949) is a woodcut illustration for Fyodor Dostoevsky's *The Brothers Karamazov*. The dark, shadowy scene depicts Smerdyakov, the villainous servant, in conversation with his accuser, Ivan Karamazov. The stark contrasts of light and dark, and the use of heavy lines, highlight the dramatic tension of the moment. Eichenberg’s illustration captures the oppressive atmosphere of Dostoevsky's novel.