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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

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 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

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

Pursued Centaur

1879

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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

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 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 nude Adam and Eva kneeling on a shore as a robed devil points and skeletal Death holds a scroll on rocks.

Intermezzo (Adam und Eva und Tod und Teufel) (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 6)

1887

Etching of a city view over rooftops, a long wall and church towers, with a woman leaning on a balcony railing in the foregro

View from the Artist's Studio Window, Rome

1890

Etching of a child seated against a tree, writing on a sheet in the grass beside small flowers.

Malerische Zueignung, from the series Radierte Skizzen

n.d.

Etching of a nude woman seated on a swing bar beside a large dark bird with spread wings, with a vertical post between them.

Schaukel, from the series Radierte Skizzen

n.d.

Etching of a woman in a long white dress standing on a shore as waves break under a grey sky.

Am Meer, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of soldiers in period dress gathered on a shaded forest path beneath large trees.

Simplicius unter den Soldaten, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a skeleton driving a chariot with a winged child, horses and cypress trees in a cloudy landscape.

Amor, Tod und Jenseits, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of two nude figures kneeling on a rocky shore beside a seated robed figure and a skeleton under a stormy sky.

Intermezzo (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a pale woman lying on a draped bed while a shadowy hooded figure reaches toward her in a dark room.

Death (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a man, a nude woman with a harp carved as a bearded head, and a sea with ghostly figures above.

Evocation (from the series Brahms Fantasies)

1894

Seated woman with a dark bird at her feet, before a tapestry-like background of elephants, lions, deer and nude figures.

Leuckart Certificate (Penelope)

n.d.

Etching of a rocky forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, bare tree, and a small figure by the stone.

Simplicius in der Waldeinöde, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a wounded centaur rearing on a grassy plain while nude hunters with spears pursue it under a cloudy sky.

Verfolgter Centaur, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a pale woman lying on a draped cloth as a hatted figure and winged spirit hover above in darkness.

Tod (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 10)

1887

Etching of horses pulling a plough past a fallen man, with skulls in the foreground and birds above a rolling landscape.

Landmann (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 7)

1889

Etching by Max Klinger showing a winged figure in a desert, a fleeing crowd, and a reclining corpse on a bier below.

Der Tod als Heiland (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 10)

1889

Etching of three riders chasing a rearing centaur across a grassy plain, with a village and hills in the distance.

Drie ruiters achtervolgen een centaur

1881

Etching of a river with a wooden footbridge, farmhouses and trees beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.

Mondnacht (Vier Landschaften, Opus VII, Blatt 3)

1883

Etching of a rural landscape with a large barn, trees, flat fields and a dramatic cloudy sky above a dark foreground.

Sommernachmittag (Vier Landschaften, Opus VII, Blatt 4)

1883

Etching of a child leaning against a tree, writing with a quill on grass beside small flowers.

Malerische Zueignung (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 2)

1879

Etching of two crabs and a lobster-like creature resting on rocks against a pale background, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Siesta (Siesta I) (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 3)

1879

Etching of a seated nude woman with long hair in a woodland clearing by a pond, with a reclining figure beside trees.

Eva from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

1898

Etching of a nude woman seated on a swing bar beside a large dark bird with spread wings, on a pale background.

Schaukel (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 5)

1879

Etching of a seated nude woman with long hair by a stream, with a reclining figure and trees in the background.

Eva (Eva und die Zukunft, Opus III, Blatt 1)

1880

Title page of Max Klinger's etched cycle Ein Handschuh, with a small vignette of a woman beside a bull within a decorative bo

Title Page from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI. First edition

1881

Etching of fashionably dressed people conversing on a glass-walled terrace, with a seated woman and a small dog at center.

Ort (Place) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate I. First edition

1881

Etching of a horse pulling a shell chariot over scrolling waves toward a radiant sunrise, from Klinger's A Glove cycle.

Triumph from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate V. First edition

1881

Etching of rolling waves breaking over shells and rocks on a shore, with two lamp posts at left under a cloudy sky.

Huldigung (Homage) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate VI. First…

1881

Etching of a sleeping figure in bed with shadowy figures reaching toward them under a pale moon.

Ängste (Fears) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate VII. First edi…

1881

Etched interior with pleated drapes, a tripod side table with draped cloth, and floral garlands at the edges, on a large shee

Ruhe (Repose) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate VIII. First edi…

1881

Etching of a woman floating through a night sky toward an open window, with flowers blooming below her.

Abduction (plate nine from Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove)

1881

Etching of a winged Cupid reclining beside a bow and arrow, with leafy branches in the upper right corner.

Amor (Cupid) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate X. First edition

1881