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Max Klinger

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Painted sketch of workers on a half-built house, with a woman carrying a basket up a wooden scaffold beside a brick wall.

Workers at a House Construction

1889

Painting of two nude women, one seated on a dark rock and one kneeling below, with trees and sky behind them.

Bathers

1912

Painting of a skeleton standing on a sandbank at a calm lake, with dark trees on the left and a cloudy sky.

„Der pinkelnde Tod“

1880

Oil portrait of a bearded man with a receding hairline and intense gaze against a dark background.

Herrenbildnis

Weiblicher Studienkopf

Oil self-portrait of a red-bearded man in wire-rimmed glasses against a warm ochre background, painted in loose brushstrokes.

Selbstbildnis

1891

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a hunched seated man in loose drapery on tan paper, with a handwritten date.

The Chronicler (recto and verso)

April 5, 1888 (recto); April 6, 1888 (verso)

Etching of a skeletal figure raising a cross above a crowd of anguished faces, with smoke and a distant cross behind.

Third Future, plate six from Eve and the Future

1880

Etching of a man's face rising from stormy sea under a churning cloudy sky, mouth open in alarm.

Downfall, plate twelve from A Life

1884

Etching in brown tones of a flying female figure reaching toward a globe under a crescent moon, with ornate border and exhibi

Card for the Gurlitt Exhibition: Imagination and the Child Artist

1881

Etching of a woman with long hair seated on a bed, looking toward a window with a distant landscape in a dim room.

Awakening, plate eight from A Love

1887, signed and dated in 1903

Etching of a woman in a shadowy dream, with ghostly faces and a reaching hand emerging behind her.

Dreams, plate three from A Life

1884

Etching of a nude man reaching toward a pale spectral figure, with a reclining body and rocky landscape below.

Philosopher, plate three from One Death, Part II

c. 1889

Etching of nude figures on a rocky cliff above the sea, with winged creatures and the dedication To Arnold Böcklin.

Dedication, plate one from A Love

1887

Etching of a man bending to pick up a glove in a park, with walking women, a dog, and a pavilion behind a railing.

A Glove: Action

1881

Etching of a sleeping figure beside a candle, with tall blossoming branches and a dark hilly landscape behind.

Wishes, plate three from A Glove

1881

Etching of a pale nude figure on a dark rocky ledge beside a tree stump, looking upward into a shadowed void.

Back into Nothingness, plate fifteen from A Life

1884

Etching of a bear looking up at a nude woman perched in a blossoming tree above a lake and hills.

Bear and Fairy

Etching of two centaurs fighting on a snowy mountain slope, with a fallen figure and a dark cloudy sky behind.

Battling Centaurs

Etching of a bearded old man at a wooden table in a forest hut with a child writing beside him, a stream nearby.

Simpliciuksen kirjoituspöytä

Etching of a kneeling young man in ragged clothing beside a grave mound, with a hut, cabbages and trees in a forest clearing.

Simplicius at the Grave of the Hermit

Monochrome print of a young man's head and shoulders framed by dark shapes, with foliage and light behind him.

Memory

1894

Printed portrait of an elderly bearded man with his fist pressed to his cheek, rendered in muted grey tones on cream paper.

Self-Portrait with Fist to Face

1918

Etching of a rocky landslide slope with centaur figures among boulders above a river valley and distant hills.

Landslide

Etching of a pale cliff and waterfalls with a seated nude figure on a rock in the foreground and figures by the river.

Moonlit Night

Pen drawing of the winged horse Pegasus with a young rider on its back, with German handwritten notes below.

Pegasus and the Young Bellephron

late 19th-early 20th century

Pen and ink title page design for Brahms songs with a flute player, a reclining woman, a flowering tree and decorative letter

Design for a Title Page for Sheet Music

late 19th-early 20th century

Titelblatt (Malerische Zueignung / Anrufung) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 1 [1b])

1879

Etching of a nude woman with flowing hair flying through clouds while gripping two taut lines.

Intermezzo (Erstes Intermezzo) (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 6)

1879

Etching of a riverside landscape with trees, poplars and reeds, framed by an ornate architectural border with floral panel be

Narcissus und Echo II (Rettungen Ovidischer Opfer, Opus II, Blatt 8)

1879

Etching of a bear gazing up at a nude figure perched in flowering trees, with a river and hills behind.

Bär und Elfe (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 1)

1881

Etching of a seated nude figure before a cliff and waterfalls in a mountain valley, by Max Klinger.

Mondnacht (Intermezzi, Opus IV, Blatt 4)

1881

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 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 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 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

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 nude woman swinging from a branch above a seated bear, framed by flowering trees and bamboo.

Intermezzi, Opus IV

1881

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 reclining nude woman before a crowd of men in top hats, lit by a spotlight against a dark background.

A Life

1884-98

Etching of a man's distressed face rising from dark stormy sea under a heavy cloudy sky.

Going Under (from the series A Life)

1884, 4th edition 1898

Lithograph of a hooded climber ascending a steep snowy ridge toward a peak, with distant mountains and footprints in the snow

Filosoof op een bergtop reikt naar zijn bril

1895

Etching of a woman's head and shoulders framed by dark curtains, with trees and sky visible through the opening.

Doorkijk met portret van een onbekende vrouw

1896

Etching of men processing across a ploughed field toward a distant statue, with a crowned coat of arms at upper left.

Processie van mannen langs een geploegd veld richting een standbeeld

1898

Etching of a dense crowd with raised arms in a city street lined with tall buildings, gas lamps and shop signs.

Oproer in de straten van Berlijn

1883

Etching of mounted riders and marching figures on a moonlit road lined with bare trees, with a pale moon above.

Gevangen worden geëscorteerd

1883

Etching of men fighting behind a street barricade at night, with a church tower and smoke behind them.

Barricade bij gevechten op straat in Berlijn

1883

Etching of a reclining woman with flowers in her hair and a nude child sitting on a bed between twisted columns.

Moeder opgebaard met haar kind op de borst

1898

Etched certificate with an allegorical figure, flags, crowds and lettering honoring the 1914 Leipzig book and graphic arts ex

Oorkonde ter dank voor medewerking aan de internationale tentoonstelling van boeken en grafiek in 1914, te Leipzig

1914

Monochrome print of a puddled country road lined with tall trees and a wooden fence under a heavy grey sky.

Landweg in de regen

1883

Etching of a nude woman reaching with a branch toward a bear beneath a flowering tree, with a lake behind.

Naakte vrouw reikt met een tak naar een beer onder haar in de boom

1881

Etching of a muscular nude man lifting a heavy slab overhead while a cloaked mourner stands below in shadow.

Leide! (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 14)

1884

Etching of a pale nude woman leaning over a dark rock, with a man's head emerging from shadow below, against a dark field.

Ende (Ins Nichts zurück) (Ein Leben, Opus VIII, Blatt 15)

1884

Etching of an ornate terrace with a seated woman, a fallen man on steps, a carved urn and dense chestnut foliage.

In Flagranti (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 1)

1883

Etching of a dark night street with a woman in a pale dress gazing upward beside two shadowy figures in coats and a top hat.

Ein Schritt (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 2)

1883

Etching of an old town street with rooftops and chimneys, and a group of figures gesturing on a balcony at right.

Eine Mutter I (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 3)

1883

Etching of a crowd on a riverside staircase, a fallen figure on the landing, and a seated man in a rowboat.

Eine Mutter II (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 4)

1883

Etching of a dim interior where robed men sit at a long table around a standing speaker, with a veiled woman at the far end.

Eine Mutter III (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 5)

1883

Etching of a dark forest with a stream and a small reclining figure beside a pale tree trunk.

Im Walde (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 6)

1883

Etching of a city riverside with a crowd gathered around a fallen man beneath a stone arch, a horse cart and factories behind

Ein Mord (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 7)

1883

Etching of a dense crowd with raised arms in a city street before a decorated building, with gas lamps and shop signs.

Märztage I (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 8)

1883

Etching of a night street battle with a crowd behind barricades, gunfire smoke, a church tower, and a figure beside a poster

Märztage II (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 9)

1883

Etching of bare winter trees along a road with mounted riders and marching figures under a pale moon.

Märztage III (Dramen, Opus IX, Blatt 10)

1883

Etching of nude figures on a cliff above clouds and sea rocks, with winged creatures and the dedication 'Arnold Böcklin'.

Widmung (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 1)

1887

Etching of a woman seated in a carriage in a flowering garden while a man in a top hat stands behind the bushes.

Begegnung (Erste Begegnung) (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 2)

1887

Etching of a bowing man before an ornate iron gate, where a woman in a bustled dress stands under chestnut trees.

Am Thor (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 3)

1887

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

Kuss (Im Park) (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 4)

1887

Etching of a woman reclining on a bed beside an open window with a flowering tree and balcony beyond.

Nacht (Glück) (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 5)

1887

Etching of a nude couple embracing in flight beneath a winged figure with dark flowing drapery and a beam of light.

Neue Träume (Neue Träume von Glück) (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 7)

1887

Etching of a woman with long hair seated on a bed, gazing toward an open window with a distant hill view.

Erwachen (Eine Liebe, Opus X, Blatt 8)

1887

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a ruffled bonnet with dark bangs, looking toward the viewer, with a handwritten inscription

The Head of a Young Woman Wearing a Bonnet

ca. 1880-82

Brown etching of an elderly bearded man's head, turned three-quarter view, with a serious expression and fine hatched shading

Self-Portrait

1918

Etched title page showing a nude woman holding a dish under a crescent moon, with reeds and a reclining animal below.

Titelblatt, from the series "Radierte Skizzen"

n.d.

Etching of a woman in white lying in grass beneath slender birch trees with bare branches in early spring.

Frühlingsanfang, from the series "Radierte Skizzen"

n.d.

Etching of a lone figure walking down a muddy road lined with slender trees toward a distant farmhouse under a pale sky.

Verfolgung, from the series Radierte Skizzen

n.d.

Etching of a nude man slumped on a rocky ledge with a vulture perched behind him and a staff on the ground.

Sterbender Wanderer, from the series Radierte Skizzen

n.d.

Etching of a bear gazing up at a nude female figure perched among blossoming branches, with a lake and hills behind.

Bär und Elfe, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a woman resting in a hammock under flowering branches, with a seated cat and a distant mountain.

Siesta II (from the series Etched Sketches)

1879

Etching of a kneeling figure in a forest clearing beside a pond, a hut, and cabbage plants, by Max Klinger.

Simplicius am Grabe des Einsiedlers, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.

Etching of a fallen horse and rider beneath a large tree, with birds scattering in the sky and a broken sword on the ground.

Gefallener Reiter, from the series Intermezzi

n.d.