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Max Klinger

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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

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 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

Etching of a man leaning at a candlelit table beside a tall blossoming tree, with rolling hills behind.

Wünsche (Yearnings) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate III. Firs…

1881

Etching of a sailboat in stormy seas with a sailor at the mast and a figure in the water at lower left.

Rescue (plate four from Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove)

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

Etching of a nude archer on a beach raising his arm as seagulls rise over the surf, with arrows at his feet.

Der Schuss (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 10)

1915

Etching by Max Klinger: a seated woman offers a flower to a kneeling hooded figure, with two onlookers behind a scalloped rai

Dank (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 11)

1915

Etching of a nude man and woman reclining together at night beneath a starry sky and a row of hedges.

Nacht (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 12)

1915

Etching of armed riders on horseback on a hillside, one pointing toward snowy mountains behind them, with conifers in the for

Der Zug (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 13)

1915

Etching of armed men raising weapons before a mountain range, with nude women in the foreground and tents in the distance.

Einbruch (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 14)

1915

Etching of a nude woman among reeds and cattails, with a seated figure holding a bowl and a horned figure with a blade.

Die Schale (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 15)

1915

Etching of a helmeted man with a rein beside a kneeling nude woman in tall grass, a horse head and mountains behind.

Der Fuss (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 16)

1915

Etching of a nude woman lying in grass, a rider on a dark horse above her, a bearded man at left, and a birch tree.

Mord und Entführung (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 17)

1915

Etching of small figures walking through marshland under a dark, stormy sky, with a lone tree in the foreground.

Durch Sümpfe (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 18)

1915

Etching of mounted riders crossing a rocky mountain pass toward snow-capped peaks under a radiant sky.

Durch Gebirge (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 19)

1915

Etching of a rocky slope with falling stones, a nude woman reclining above, and struggling figures at left.

Bergsturz (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 20)

1915

Etching of a woman in a flowing dress reaching up toward a bearded figure leaning over a rocky cliff edge.

Flucht (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 21)

1915

Etching of a seated woman beside a horse, a spear-carrying man, and a castle on a cliff with snowy mountains behind.

Gefangen (Zelt, Opus XIV, 1. Teil, Nr. 22)

1915