Title Page from Ein Handschuh (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Compositionen radirt. Rad. Opus VI. First edition
Medium
Title-page with an etching; housed in original portfolio; 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
2009.44
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intriguing world of Max Klinger's *Title Page from Ein Handsch (A Glove). Cyclus von zehn Composition radirt. Rad. VI*, a first-edition etching from 1881, printed by F. Felsing. This elegant print, housed in its original portfolio measuring 18 5/16 x 26 inches, serves as the grand introduction to a cycle of ten etched compositions. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of in 2009 through the Isaacson-Draper Gift, it exemplifies late 19th-century German printmaking at its finest. Klinger, a master of Symbolism, used the etching medium—known for its rich tonal depth and fine lines—t...
About the Artist
F. Felsing|Max Klinger (German|German) · |1857 – |1920
|German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena