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Die Schlange from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)
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Die Schlange from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger | Max Klinger | Wilhelm Felsing

1898

Medium

Etching; ninth state of nine

Tags

SerpentsEveMirrors

Dimensions

Plate: 11 9/16 x 6 1/8 in. (29.4 x 15.5 cm) Sheet: 23 5/8 x 17 5/16 in. (60 x 44 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of A. G. Raskin, 1963

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Max Klinger

1857–1920 • Germany

German painter and sculptor, best known for his large series of nightmarish etchings. Conscious of, but detached from the new ideas and style of late 19th century Europe, Klinger is difficult to classify, though much of his work can be considered Symbolist. Subjects and influences run the gamut from commentary of prostitution, late 19th century Berlin living conditions, and the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche. His "Beethoven Monument" (1899-1902) pays a monstrous homage to the composer, depicted as a Greek god on a large alabaster throne. Comment on works: graphic artist

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