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Max Klinger

295 works

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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.

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 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 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 a bearded seated man gazing at a moonlit sea under a dark cloudy night sky with birds and a lily.

Nacht (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 1)

1889

Etching of three men struggling with a sea monster on rocks, with a procession of skeletal figures and flames in a strip belo

Seeleute (Vom Tode, Erster Theil, Opus XI, Blatt 2)

1889

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 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 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 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 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