Huldigung (Homage) from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI, Plate VI. First edition
Medium
Etching, drypoint and aquatint on chine collé; first edition
Dimensions
Overall: 18 5/16 x 26 in. (46.5 x 66 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2009
Accession Number
2009.50
Tags
Art Historical Context
Max Klinger’s *Huldigung (Homage)* belongs to his groundbreaking 1881 cycle *Ein Handschuh (A Glove)*, a series of ten etchings that established the German artist as a leading figure in the Symbolist movement. Created when Klinger was just twenty-four, the cycle uses the seemingly ordinary motif of a lost glove to explore themes of desire, fantasy, and psychological tension. Plate VI presents a dreamlike landscape in which the glove is venerated, blending everyday objects with enigmatic, almost surreal settings. The print demonstrates Klinger’s masterful command of intaglio techniques. Combin...
About the Artist
F. Felsing|Max Klinger (German|German) · |1857 – |1920
|German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena