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Max Klinger

295 works

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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

Pen drawing of a roller skater bending forward on a rink, a woman in white watching, a couple nearby, and a gazebo behind.

1878 Klinger Handschuh 02 Handlung anagoria

1878

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a standing female nude with one hand on her hip, on brown paper.

Standing Nude

1914

Ink and wash drawing of a nude man standing in water with arms raised toward a cloudy sky, trees on the horizon.

Und Doch!

1883

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

Grey paper with ink sketches of book headpieces and vignettes, including a laurel wreath, a winged figure, and a reclining fi

Studies for headpieces and vignettes in the book, Amor und Psyche (Opus V)

1878

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