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Max Klinger

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Etching of nude figures on a rock above the sea, with winged creatures and the title Arnold Böcklin in large letters.

Dedication (from the series A Life)

1887-1903

Etching of a seated woman in a carriage in a garden, with a man in a top hat half hidden behind shrubs and chestnut blossoms.

First Encounter (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a woman in a bustled dress at an ornate iron gate as a man stoops nearby, with chestnut branches overhead.

At the Gate (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a man and woman kissing on a stone balustrade beside a large tree trunk in a leafy park.

In the Park (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a woman reclining on a bed, looking toward an open window onto a blossoming tree and balcony.

Happiness (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a nude woman and a man on a rock, with a winged cherub flying above them in a dark, swirling sky.

New Dreams of Happiness (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a woman seated on a bed in a dim room, looking toward a window with a distant hill and an oval mirror on the wall.

Awakening (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Etching of a downcast woman with arms folded beside an older figure, a long shadow on a wall, and onlookers peering over it.

Shame (from the series A Love)

1887-1903

Print of a dirt road lined with tall poplars and a wooden fence under a dark, cloudy sky.

Die Chaussee, from the series Vier Landschaften

1883

Etching of an armored knight on horseback above a seated woman in a flowery meadow, with a distant castle.

Ritter Tod, from the series Brahmsphantasie

1894

Tonal print of a woman with short dark hair and large earring, framed by dark vertical shapes and soft trees behind her.

Die Ferngeliebte (Errinerung) Verworfene Platte

n.d.

Etching of a giant seated male figure above a city, a volcano, and a nude man reaching out beside a cliff with huddled figure

"Integer Vitae...", from "Vom Tode Zweiter Teil"

1878, later edition

Etching of a crowned ruler and a crowned woman beside soldiers with banners, a seated bishop, and a distant shoreline.

Herrscher, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of a nude man in the foreground reaching toward a smaller nude figure at left over a rocky landscape.

Philosopher (from the series On Death II)

1898-1910

Etching of a man and woman beneath tall trees, with a chained figure behind them and a sea horizon in the distance.

Genie (Künstler), from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

1910

Etching of a plague ward where a nun raises a crucifix as ravens fly through open windows over sick patients in iron beds.

Plague (Pest), from the series Death, Part II (Vom Tode Zweiter Teil)

1903 (published 1904)

Etching of a battle by a river, with a giant armored figure with a sword above a burning town and crowds of soldiers.

Krieg, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of destitute people huddled before an ornate stone relief, with a standing whip-bearing man at left and trees behind.

Elend, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of a nude man with arms raised toward a dramatic cloudy sky, with a rocky outcrop and trees on a dark horizon.

Und Doch, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of a man with a staff and a woman offering a goblet on a rocky hillside under a cloudy sky.

Versuchung, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of a reclining woman with flowers in her hair on a bed, with a nude child beside her and twisted columns framing tree

Tote Mutter, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etching of an armored warrior with snake-haired head standing over a fallen winged figure beside a rocky sea coast.

Zeit und Ruhm, from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

n.d.

Etched bookplate of a robed woman scattering petals beside flying putti, with wheat stalks below and a hillside village at le

Ex Libris of Eduard Arnhold

n.d.

Etched bookplate of a nude woman standing over a reclining man on a beach, with gulls over the sea and Ex Libris text.

Ex Libris of Elsa Asenijeff

n.d.

Print of a bowed, hooded old man praying against a dark sky with clouds and a low horizon.

Old Man Praying (St. Anthony)

n.d.

Etching of an old bearded man and a young girl reading a book together in a forest hut surrounded by trees and rocks.

Simplici Schreibstunde, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a storm-tossed ship with broken masts among heavy waves, with a skull and mushrooms in the border below.

Meer (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 3)

1889

Etching of a dirt road lined with poplars and a fence, framed by a dark border with a skeletal hand and a shrouded figure.

Chaussee (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 4)

1889

Etching of a seated woman beside a baby carriage by a lake, with a path, trees, and an ornamental border.

Kind (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 5)

1889

Etching of an ornate throne with lion heads on steps, a figure lying at its base, and a distant crowd beyond a wall.

Herodes (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 6)

1889

Etching of a skeleton lying across railway tracks beside a cliff, with a river valley and mountains behind.

Auf den Schienen (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 8)

1889

Etching of a woman in dark dress carrying a child in a doorway, with an elderly seated man in a dim interior.

Arme Familie (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 9)

1889

Etching of a colossal seated nude figure over a city, with a small nude youth reaching out, a volcano, and climbing figures.

Integer vitae (Titelblatt) (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 1)

1904

Etching of a crowned king and queen beside a skull on an altar, with spearmen and a kneeling figure on the left.

Herrscher (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 2)

1910

Etching of a nude man reaching toward a pale figure, with a huge reclining face and a distant mountain landscape below.

Philosoph (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 4)

1910

Etching of a man in a dark cloak walking with a woman in a patterned gown beside tall trees, with a chained figure behind the

Genie (Künstler) (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 3)

1904

Etching of a plague ward with a nun raising a rosary beside a crucifix while crows fly past sick patients in iron beds.

Pest (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 6)

1904

Etching of a mounted rider and soldiers by a river, a crowd fleeing, a burning town and a giant armored figure over a smoking

Krieg (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 5)

1910

Etching of ragged, exhausted people seated before a carved stone capital, watched by a standing whip-bearing overseer under l

Elend (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 7)

1898

Etching of a nude man standing with both arms raised toward a streaked sky, with a rocky cliff and dark plain below.

Und doch! (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 8)

1898

Title page with German text reading Erste Ausgabe and Exemplar No. 1 on an off-white sheet.

Dramen: VI Motive in X Blättern. Radierungen Opus IX

1883

Etched title page with a winged figure on a column, falling figures in a starry sky, and a central title cartouche reading DR

Title Page

1883

Etching of an ornate terrace with a leaning woman, a sprawled man on steps, a stone urn, and birds in a dark sky.

In Flagranti

1883

Print of a bear below a flowering tree looking up at a nude figure perched on a branch, with a lake and hills behind.

Beer en elf in een boom

1880

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

Omzwervingen van Psyche

1880

Etching of a large tree on a rocky shore with nude figures and children beneath it, framed by ornamental columns.

Jeugd van Amor

1880

Etching of a seated winged youth on a stone ledge, with a draped woman gesturing beyond him, within an ornate scroll border.

Venus wijst Amor op Psyche

1880

Etching of a standing draped woman in a rocky landscape with cypress trees, seated figures, and a border of poppies and grass

Psyche in Tartarus

1880

Engraving of a bearded Jupiter embracing a winged youth, Cupid, beside a drape, within an ornamental border with a lion.

Amor bij Jupiter

1880

Etching of a woman holding a lamp over a sleeping figure on a bed, framed by a border of roses.

Psyche met de lamp bij de slapende Amor

1880

Etching of a winged figure seated beneath leaning trees by a lake with a rocky cliff, framed by ornamental foliage borders.

Amor vindt Psyche

1880

Engraving of draped women approaching a columned terrace with steps, where a seated goddess-like figure waits, framed by a fl

Psyche wordt bij Venus gebracht

1880

Etching of bearded Jupiter seated on a throne with an eagle, and Venus standing beside him, within an ornate border.

Jupiter op zijn troon met Venus

1880

Etching of a classical banquet hall with reclining guests, attendants, and a dancing woman in a draped gown on a circular flo

Huwelijksfeest van Psyche en Amor

1880

Etching of a classical colonnade framing a rocky gorge with a small figure on a cliff and a large eagle below.

Psyche en de adelaar van Jupiter

1880

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

Psyche met haar twee zusters

1880

Etching of a winged youth alighting on a balcony at night, with a mountain landscape and starry sky behind him.

Amor landt op een balkon

1880

Etching of a pale cliff above a waterfall and stream, with a seated nude figure in the foreground and distant mountains.

Moonlit Night (Mondnacht)

1881

Etching of a rocky landslide slope with centaurs among boulders, a river, trees and distant mountains.

Landslide (Bergsturz)

1881

Cloth portfolio cover titled Max Klinger's Radierungen zu Apulejus' Märchen Amor und Psyche with a list of vignettes.

Amor und Psyche [Opus Vb]

1880, this edition printed 1893/1907

Etching of a woman in a gown offering a cup to a man with a staff and fur cloak, on a rocky hillside with flowers.

Versuchung (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 10)

1898

Etching of a dead woman lying on a bed with a nude child sitting beside her, framed by columns and a dark forest.

Mutter und Kind (Tote Mutter) (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 9)

1898

Etching of a warrior with a Medusa head on his shoulder, standing over a fallen winged figure before rocky cliffs and sea.

Zeit und Ruhm (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 11)

1898

Etching of a kneeling nude figure on a grassy hill beside gnarled trees, overlooking a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

An die Schönheit (Vom Tode, Zweiter Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 12)

1898

Etching of a woman in a lace ball gown reclining on a cushioned chair, holding a raised fan against a dark hatched background

Die Balldame

1884

Etching with a large decorative letter D enclosing a bearded old man in a tree, above a seated woman holding a baby.

Initial D (Die Ruhe auf der Flucht)

1889

Kauernder weiblicher Akt

1913

Sepia print of a winged woman carrying a child toward a crescent moon over a globe, with an ornate border and exhibition text

Die Gurlitt-Ausstellungskarte: Fantasie und Künstlerkind

1881

Etched bookplate with the inscription Ex Libris Max Klinger, showing a standing nude woman by a sea and rocky shore.

Ex libris Max Klinger

1896

Etching of muscular figures carrying a stone inscribed Menzel above waves, framed by a border of masks and flowers.

Das Menzelfestblatt

1884

Etching of a farmhouse beside tall poplars and trees, with a dark pond and reeds in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Mittag (Vier Landschaften, Opus VII, Blatt 1)

1883

Etching of a muddy country road lined with staked young trees and a wooden fence under a dark, overcast sky.

Die Chaussee (Vier Landschaften, Opus VII, Blatt 2)

1883

Etching of a bare-shouldered woman with hand on chest before dark trees, with inscription in left margin.

Die Quelle (nach Arnold Böcklin)

1889

Etching of tall poplars beside a curving canal with nude bathers at the water's edge and a distant village.

Sommertag (nach Arnold Böcklin)

1882

Etched title page showing a floating nude woman beneath a crescent moon, with reeds at left and a creature below.

Titelblatt (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 1)

1879

Etching of a woman in white lying in grass beneath leafless birch trees, with a distant horizon line.

Frühlingsanfang (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 4)

1879

Title page of Max Klinger's etching series Eva und die Zukunft, with red and black printed text on cream paper.

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

1898

Etching of an upright cat-like creature standing on a rocky path between steep cliffs, with distant hills beyond.

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

1898

Etching of a gaunt figure raising a wooden cross over a crowd of faces, with smoke and a wall behind.

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

1898

Etching of a nude man dying on a rocky mountain ledge while a vulture perches behind him beside a fallen staff.

Wanderers Ende (Sterbender Wanderer) (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 7)

1879

Etching of a woman resting in a hammock under a flowering branch, with a seated lion cub and a distant mountain beside her.

Dolce Far Niente (Siesta II) (Radierte Skizzen, Opus I, Blatt 8)

1879

Etching of an upright cat standing on a stone path between steep rock walls, with distant hills beyond.

Erste Zukunft (Eva und die Zukunft, Opus III, Blatt 2)

1880

Etching of a nude woman beneath a tree where a serpent coils around branches, with a lake landscape behind her.

Die Schlange (Eva und die Zukunft, Opus III, Blatt 3)

1880

Etching of a crouching nude man with a barbed spear, seated on a large dark fish against a cloudy sky.

Zweite Zukunft (Eva und die Zukunft, Opus III, Blatt 4)

1880

Etching of a skeletal figure raising a wooden cross above a crowd of faces, with a bridge and cross in the distant landscape.

Dritte Zukunft (Eva und die Zukunft, Opus III, Blatt 6)

1880

Print with a muscular figure lifting a city view beside text honoring Dr. Otto Georgi, framed by a coat of arms and garlands.

Ehrenbürgerbrief für Oberbürgermeister Dr. Otto Georgi

1899

Etching by Max Klinger showing crowned heads above, a reclining nude woman over water, and a hooded figure by a rocky shore.

Vorspiel (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 1)

1915

Etching of a conical tent on a plain with grazing cattle and goats, backed by hills and snow-capped mountains.

Zelt (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 2)

1915

Etching of a nude woman with arms raised among reeds and poplars, with dark serpents coiling around her feet.

Am See (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 3)

1915

Etching of two nude women on a shore with a black swan, another standing behind holding long hair, black swans and palms by a

Die Schwäne (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 4)

1915

Etching of an armored warrior among reclining nude women and bearded men in a camp with tents, palm trees and a starry sky.

Das Lager (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 5)

1915

Etching of a man grappling with a horned bull while three women in pale robes watch, beneath large dark trees.

Der Stier (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 6)

1915

Etching of a nude woman and a feathered winged figure on a plain, with swans and clouds in the background.

Der Schwanenprinz (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 7)

1915

Etching of a nude woman on grass being overpowered by a winged creature, with dark tree trunks behind them.

Vergewaltigung (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 8)

1915

Etching of a seated nude man gazing up while two women in gowns gesture near him against a dark, speckled background.

Mädchen und Schütze (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 9)

1915

Etching of a man bending to pick up an object in a park, with a woman, a couple, a small dog and a bandstand behind.

Action (plate two from Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove)

1881