Who created "At the Gate (from the series A Love)"?

At the Gate (from the series A Love) was created by Wilhelm Felsing|Max Klinger in 1887–1903.

When was "At the Gate (from the series A Love)" created?

This artwork was created 1887–1903.

What medium is "At the Gate (from the series A Love)"?

At the Gate (from the series A Love) is Etching; third edition; state five of seven.

Is "At the Gate (from the series A Love)" in the public domain?

Yes, At the Gate (from the series A Love) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

At the Gate (from the series A Love)

Wilhelm Felsing|Max Klinger

1887–1903

Medium

Etching; third edition; state five of seven

Dimensions

Plate: 17 15/16 × 12 1/4 in. (45.5 × 31.1 cm) Sheet: 21 7/8 in. × 16 in. (55.6 × 40.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Dr. F. H. Hirschland, 1952

Accession Number

52.586.1(3)

Tags

GatesCouplesMenWomen

Art Historical Context

**At the Gate**, from Max Klinger's renowned etching series *A Love*Eine Liebe*), captures a pivotal moment in a fantastical narrative of romance and longing. Created between 1887 and 1903, this print belongs to Klinger's Symbolist oeuvre, where he blended intricate realism with dreamlike symbolism. A key figure in German late 19th-century art Klinger drew from Romantic traditions and contemporaries like Goya, using prints to explore psychological depths. Here, a couple stands poised at an imposing gate—evoking thresholds between worlds, desire, and restraint—amidst tags of gates, couples, men...

About the Artist

Wilhelm Felsing|Max Klinger (German| ) · 1857 | –1920 |

German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena|

At the Gate (from the series A Love)

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