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Max Klinger

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Sepia etching of a lone woman in a long dress standing at the edge of a wide, windswept shore under a cloudy sky.

Abandoned, plate five from A Life

1884

Etching of a haloed robed figure standing in a dark cave among seated and kneeling women, with a distant landscape glimpsed a

Christ and the Women Sinners, plate thirteen from A Life

1884

Etching of a skeletal figure raising a cross above a crowd of anguished faces, with smoke and a distant cross behind.

Third Future, plate six from Eve and the Future

1880

Etching of a man's face rising from stormy sea under a churning cloudy sky, mouth open in alarm.

Downfall, plate twelve from A Life

1884

Etching in brown tones of a flying female figure reaching toward a globe under a crescent moon, with ornate border and exhibi

Card for the Gurlitt Exhibition: Imagination and the Child Artist

1881

Monochrome etching of a cypress-covered island between rocky cliffs, with a small boat carrying a white-robed figure across c

The Isle of the Dead

1890

Etching of a woman with long hair seated on a bed, looking toward a window with a distant landscape in a dim room.

Awakening, plate eight from A Love

1887, signed and dated in 1903

Etching of a woman in a shadowy dream, with ghostly faces and a reaching hand emerging behind her.

Dreams, plate three from A Life

1884

Etching of a nude man reaching toward a pale spectral figure, with a reclining body and rocky landscape below.

Philosopher, plate three from One Death, Part II

c. 1889

Etching of nude figures on a rocky cliff above the sea, with winged creatures and the dedication To Arnold Böcklin.

Dedication, plate one from A Love

1887

Etching of fashionable figures in top hats and long dresses gathered on a terrace beneath a glass-walled arcade with a balust

Place, plate one from A Glove

1881

Etching of a man bending to pick up a glove in a park, with walking women, a dog, and a pavilion behind a railing.

A Glove: Action

1881

Line drawing of a horse pulling a shell-like chariot toward a rising sun with radiating rays and ornamental scrolls.

Triumph, plate five from A Glove

1881

Etched seascape of waves breaking over rounded stones, with a rock and slender forms at left under a cloudy sky.

Homage, plate six from A Glove

1881

Etching of a sleeper in bed beneath a huge looming hand on the wall, with a crescent moon and a reaching arm from the left.

Fears, plate seven from A Glove

1881

Etching of an empty interior with drapery, a pedestal table with a twisted stem, flower garlands at the sides, and a receding

Repose

1881

Etching of a pale winged figure flying from a window, arm stretched back, above a cluster of flowers on a dark ground.

Abduction, plate nine from A Glove

1881

Etching of a winged Cupid reclining beside a bow and arrow, with a rose branch hanging from the upper right.

Cupid, plate ten from A Glove

1881

Title page of Max Klinger's etching cycle Ein Handschuh, with a small etched vignette of a woman beside an animal.

Cover to A Glove

1881

Etching of a sleeping figure beside a candle, with tall blossoming branches and a dark hilly landscape behind.

Wishes, plate three from A Glove

1881

Etching of a pale nude figure on a dark rocky ledge beside a tree stump, looking upward into a shadowed void.

Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life

1884

Etching of a bear looking up at a nude woman perched in a blossoming tree above a lake and hills.

Bear and Fairy

Etching of two centaurs fighting on a snowy mountain slope, with a fallen figure and a dark cloudy sky behind.

Battling Centaurs

Etching of a bearded old man at a wooden table in a forest hut with a child writing beside him, a stream nearby.

Simpliciuksen kirjoituspöytä

Etching of a kneeling young man in ragged clothing beside a grave mound, with a hut, cabbages and trees in a forest clearing.

Simplicius at the Grave of the Hermit

Monochrome print of a young man's head and shoulders framed by dark shapes, with foliage and light behind him.

Memory

1894

Printed portrait of an elderly bearded man with his fist pressed to his cheek, rendered in muted grey tones on cream paper.

Self-Portrait with Fist to Face

1918

Etching of a wounded centaur rearing on a grassy plain while nude riders with spears pursue it toward a distant town.

Pursued Centaur

1879

Etching of a rocky landslide slope with centaur figures among boulders above a river valley and distant hills.

Landslide

Etching of a pale cliff and waterfalls with a seated nude figure on a rock in the foreground and figures by the river.

Moonlit Night

Etching of a marble bust in a rose garland on a pedestal, framed by pilasters, with bathers by a pond and a distant temple.

Evocation (Titelblatt / Erweiterungsblatt) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 1a)

1880

Titelblatt (Malerische Zueignung / Anrufung) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 1 [1b])

1879

Etching of robed classical figures in two architectural compartments with an ornate frieze of scrolls and masks above.

Pyramus und Thisbe I (verworfene Platte) (Rettung Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 2 [2a])

1880

Line engraving by Max Klinger showing Pyramus and Thisbe seated beside a brick pillar, with draped figures and ornamental bor

Pyramus und Thisbe I (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 2 [2b])

1879

Etching of two veiled figures and a dog in a hilly landscape with a distant white town under a pale sky.

Pyramus und Thisbe II (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 3)

1879

Etching of a wooded road with two draped figures, a seated figure by a stone monument, and hills in the distance.

Pyramus und Thisbe III (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 4)

1879

Etching of an interior with a seated woman pointing at a reclining figure on a couch, and figures peering through a doorway.

Pyramus und Thisbe IV (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 5)

1879

Etching of a nude woman with flowing hair flying through clouds while gripping two taut lines.

Intermezzo (Erstes Intermezzo) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 6)

1879

Etching of two seated nude figures by a river under trees, with distant standing figures, hills, and a decorative floral frie

Narcissus und Echo I (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 7)

1879

Etching of a riverside landscape with trees, poplars and reeds, framed by an ornate architectural border with floral panel be

Narcissus und Echo II (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 8)

1879

Etching of a seated figure beside reeds and spiky plants, with four long-legged birds wading in a lake below distant hills.

Intermezzo (Zweites Intermezzo) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 9)

1879

Etching by Max Klinger showing two figures in a landscape, one standing and one seated with a flowering staff, beneath a tree

Apollo und Daphne I (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 10)

1879

Etching of two nude women restraining a large white bull in a meadow, with decorative friezes above.

Apollo und Daphne II (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 11)

1879

Etching of a nude woman riding a galloping white bull across a meadow, with cattle and a nude figure by a pond.

Apollo und Daphne III (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 12)

1879

Etching of two standing figures on a shore, one spear-holding with a wreath, one bearded with a staff, and a seated figure in

Schluss (Satyre / Beschluss) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 13)

1879

Etching of a bear gazing up at a nude figure perched in flowering trees, with a river and hills behind.

Bär und Elfe (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 1)

1881

Etching of a woman in a windswept dress standing at the sea's edge as waves roll toward a distant horizon.

Am Meer (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 2)

1881

Etching of a rearing centaur pursued by armed riders across an open grassy plain under a cloudy sky.

Verfolgter Centaur (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 3)

1881

Etching of a seated nude figure before a cliff and waterfalls in a mountain valley, by Max Klinger.

Mondnacht (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 4)

1881

Etching of two centaurs fighting on a snowy slope below a craggy mountain under a stormy sky.

Kämpfende Centauren (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 5)

1881

Etching of draped women near a fountain among cypress trees, with a river and temple on a hill, in a classical border.

Psyche Wandering, plate 28 from Cupid and Psyche

1880

Etching of three draped women seated on a terrace between classical columns, with trees and mountains in the background.

Psyche and her Sisters, plate 18 from Cupid and Psyche

1880

Etching of a rocky mountain landscape with centaurs among boulders above a lake and forested hills.

Bergsturz (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 6)

1881

Etching of an old bearded man helping a child write at a rough wooden table in a forest hut beside a stream.

Simplici Schreibstunde (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 7)

1881

Etching of a kneeling long-haired man in a forest clearing beside a hermit's hut, cabbages, rocks and a pond.

Simplicius am Grabe des Einsiedlers (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 8)

1881

Etching of soldiers on a sunlit forest path beneath dark, overhanging trees, by Max Klinger, 1881.

Simplicius unter den Soldaten (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 9)

1881

Etching of a rocky forest clearing with a boulder, fallen trunk, small figure, and distant rolling hills.

Simplicius in der Wald-Einöde (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 10)

1881

Etching of a fallen rider and horse beneath a large tree, with birds flying overhead and a sword on the ground.

Gefallener Reiter (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 11)

1881

Etching of a skeleton driving a cart beside a curly-haired child, with cypress trees and a horse-like figure in a pale landsc

Amor, Tod und Jenseits (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 12)

1881

Etching of a nude woman beside a large tree with birds on a lake shore, with a decorative German text panel below.

Prefacio I (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 1)

1884

Etching of a nude woman tending a fire in a forest clearing while a bearded man sits nearby in the shadows.

Prefacio II (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 2)

1884

Etching of a young woman in bed with grotesque faces, a skull and clawed hands looming out of darkness behind her.

Träume (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 3)

1884

Etching of two nude figures kissing atop fish-like sea creatures beneath a breaking wave, with a snail below.

Verführung (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 4)

1884

Sepia etching of a lone woman in a long dark dress walking along a wet beach under a glowing sky.

Verlassen (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 5)

1884

Etching of an elderly man in a fur coat seated beside a reclining nude woman on a bed.

Anerbieten (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 6)

1884

Etching of two men in conflict, one with a sword, as a smiling woman watches from a doorway in a dark interior.

Rivalen (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 7)

1884

Etching of a ballerina in a white tutu dancing on a lit stage, with audience faces in the dark theatre behind.

Für Alle (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 8)

1884

Etching of a woman in a fur hat and long coat glancing back while walking down a dim city street with chimneys.

Auf der Strasse (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 9)

1884

Etching of a barefoot woman in white balancing on a plank while crowds of hunched onlookers reach toward her.

In die Gosse! (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 10)

1884

Etching of a pale nude woman reclining in a spotlight as top-hatted men crowd around her in the shadows.

Gefesselt (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 11)

1884

Etching of a man's face emerging from turbulent sea under a dark, cloudy sky, eyes wide and mouth open.

Untergang (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 12)

1884

Etching of a haloed bearded figure standing among seated nude women in a dark cave, with figures in sunlit landscape beyond.

Christus und die Sünderinnen (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 13)

1884

Etching of a nude woman swinging from a branch above a seated bear, framed by flowering trees and bamboo.

Intermezzi, Opus IV

1881

Etching of two crabs and a shrimp resting on rocks under a pale sky, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Siesta I, from the series Radierte Skizzen

n.d.

Etching of a moonlit mountain valley with a pale cliff, waterfalls, and a seated woman on rocks in the foreground.

Mondnacht, from Intermezzi, plate 4

n.d.

Etching of a gnarled tree on a rocky shore with classical figures, a nude woman, a cherub, and a satyr within an ornate frame

Max Klinger's Radierungen zu Apulejus' Märchen Amor und Psyche, Opus V a+b

after 1909

Etching of a nude long-haired man carrying a pale figure across a rocky hillside beneath cliffs and distant snowy mountains.

Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

1898

Etching of a reclining nude woman before a crowd of men in top hats, lit by a spotlight against a dark background.

A Life

1884-98

Etching of a forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, tall trees, and a small figure beside the rock.

Simplicius in the Solitude of the Forest, plate ten from Intermezzos

1881

Etching of a man's distressed face rising from dark stormy sea under a heavy cloudy sky.

Going Under (from the series A Life)

1884, 4th edition 1898

Lithograph of a hooded climber ascending a steep snowy ridge toward a peak, with distant mountains and footprints in the snow

Filosoof op een bergtop reikt naar zijn bril

1895

Etching of a woman's head and shoulders framed by dark curtains, with trees and sky visible through the opening.

Doorkijk met portret van een onbekende vrouw

1896

Etching of men processing across a ploughed field toward a distant statue, with a crowned coat of arms at upper left.

Processie van mannen langs een geploegd veld richting een standbeeld

1898

Max Klinger's 1895 print of a pensive seated woman beside a loom, with animals and palm trees in a tapestry behind her.

Penelope kijkt in gedachten verzonken naar haar weefgetouw

1895

Etching of a dense crowd with raised arms in a city street lined with tall buildings, gas lamps and shop signs.

Oproer in de straten van Berlijn

1883

Etching of mounted riders and marching figures on a moonlit road lined with bare trees, with a pale moon above.

Gevangen worden geëscorteerd

1883

Etching of a pianist on a wooden balcony beside nymphs, with a harp, a sailboat on rough sea, and cliffs beyond.

Pianist op houten balkon omringd door nimfen voor een baai

1894

Etching of men fighting behind a street barricade at night, with a church tower and smoke behind them.

Barricade bij gevechten op straat in Berlijn

1883

Etching of a reclining woman with flowers in her hair and a nude child sitting on a bed between twisted columns.

Moeder opgebaard met haar kind op de borst

1898

Etched certificate with an allegorical figure, flags, crowds and lettering honoring the 1914 Leipzig book and graphic arts ex

Oorkonde ter dank voor medewerking aan de internationale tentoonstelling van boeken en grafiek in 1914, te Leipzig

1914

Monochrome print of a puddled country road lined with tall trees and a wooden fence under a heavy grey sky.

Landweg in de regen

1883

Etching of a nude woman reaching with a branch toward a bear beneath a flowering tree, with a lake behind.

Naakte vrouw reikt met een tak naar een beer onder haar in de boom

1881

Etching of a muscular nude man lifting a heavy slab overhead while a cloaked mourner stands below in shadow.

Leide! (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 14)

1884

Etching of a pale nude woman leaning over a dark rock, with a man's head emerging from shadow below, against a dark field.

Ende (Ins Nichts zurück) (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 15)

1884

Etching of an ornate terrace with a seated woman, a fallen man on steps, a carved urn and dense chestnut foliage.

In Flagranti (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 1)

1883

Etching of a dark night street with a woman in a pale dress gazing upward beside two shadowy figures in coats and a top hat.

Ein Schritt (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 2)

1883