Frauen und Vision 

Karl Wiener sketched "Frauen und Vision" employing stark lines to depict two women overshadowed by a spectral vision. The looming skull is a potent symbol of mortality, a "memento mori" that has echoed through art since antiquity. Consider the medieval danse macabre, where death dances with figures from all walks of life, a grim reminder of life’s transience. Here, the skull looms behind the women, its hollow eyes a stark contrast to their living forms. The act of covering the face, seen on the left, is itself an ancient gesture of mourning, a universal expression of grief and introspection. This image delves into our collective unconscious, tapping into primal fears and anxieties about death. The skull transcends mere representation; it is a cultural carrier, laden with centuries of symbolic weight, a stark echo resonating across time.