Womanhood Finally Redeemed (plate facing page 52) from Potsdamer Platz oder Die Nächte des neuen Messias. Ekstatische Visionen (Potsdamer Platz or The Nights of the New Messiah. Ecstatic Visions)

Womanhood Finally Redeemed (plate facing page 52) from Potsdamer Platz oder Die Nächte des neuen Messias. Ekstatische Visionen (Potsdamer Platz or The Nights of the New Messiah. Ecstatic Visions) is an offset lithograph reproduction created by Paul Klee in 1919. This work is one of ten plates that constitute the illustrated book, a critical early example of Klee’s engagement with graphic narratives and printmaking techniques.

Published during the intense intellectual and political ferment of post-World War I Germany, the book channels the period's anxiety, spiritual searching, and urban transformation. The use of the offset lithograph technique, common for commercial publishing, allowed Klee to disseminate his graphic vision widely while retaining the sharp linearity characteristic of his contemporaneous drawings. The overarching narrative of the series contrasts the ecstatic, almost apocalyptic visions of a "New Messiah" with the profane reality of a modern metropolitan center, specifically Berlin’s famous Potsdamer Platz.

In the period immediately preceding his tenure at the Bauhaus, Klee’s output emphasized linear economy and symbolic power. Womanhood Finally Redeemed offers a moment of thematic clarity or resolution within the often chaotic visual language of the larger volume. Klee’s style here is emblematic of early Expressionist graphic arts, focusing less on realistic representation and more on conveying psychological states and symbolic weight through stark, nervous lines and abstracted forms. This German work from 1919 demonstrates the artist’s pivotal shift toward the complex, geometric, yet highly personal language that would define his mature career.

The prints from this illustrated book represent a significant chapter in the artist’s early graphic experimentation. Due to the age of the publication, now considered a classic of modern prints, archival versions are often made available through public domain initiatives, ensuring broad access to Klee's vital contributions to modern art. This compelling example of the illustrated book genre is preserved in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where it serves as essential documentation of European modernism.