Influenced by the work of francisco goya, arnold bocklin, and the italian renaissance, klinger s art often focused on romantic yearning, eerie figures, and a sense of mystery, while his earliest work leaned towards the sociocritical. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. View artworks for sale by klinger, max max klinger 454, german. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. The cleveland museum of art, gift of the print club of cleveland 1933. His series titled paraphrase on the finding of a glove 1881 earned. Research collections search tools and databases open content program. Simms collection getty research institute getty center. Find more prominent pieces of nude painting nu at best visual art database.
Imagination and the child artist, 1881 max klinger. It is a pamphlet of less than fifty pages that the german painter, sculptor and engraver published in 1891, at the age of 34. German artists writings in the xx century max klinger. The graphic art of max klinger essay the metropolitan. Our archive of fine art through the centuries with the theme of love. Klinger s visionary art has been linked with that of arnold bocklin. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. In his recent paintings and drawings, the urban landscape has become a more.
Among the most prolific and creative printmakers of his era, the german artist max klinger 18571920 revived printmaking in his native country at a time when it struggled to overcome industrial connotations. A hugely innovative figure in 19th century german art, max klinger was active in painting and printmaking, and was closely associated with the symbolism movement. Painting and drawing by max klinger, 9781904864127, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Max klinger art collection max klinger 18 february 1857 5 july 1920 was a german symbolist painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer. Max klinger, who worked as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist, is considered an important representative of symbolism.
In this document klinger contends that the subject matter of painting is. Max klinger, german painter, sculptor, and engraver, whose art of symbol, fantasy, and dreamlike situations belonged to the growing late 19thcentury awareness of the subtleties of the mind. It is a pamphlet of less than fifty pages that the german painter, sculptor and engraver published in 1891, at the age of 34 years, for the private use of colleagues and friends 1. Max klinger 18 february 1857 5 july 1920 was a german symbolist painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer. During the closing decades of the nineteenth century, he was celebrated for his use of the graphic arts to explore imaginative subjects related to myth and fantasy. The beethoven statue was 305 decorative wall painting by gustav kitnet beethoven general and side views by max klinger max klinger s statue of beethoven 307 regarded as so immeasurably superior to any other of the contrib uted art works that it was thought both just and expedient to subor dinate everything else to this masterpiece. Back into nothingness by max klinger 1884 the womans long hair, by which she was suspended over the abyss, has just been severed by the sweep of a great scythe blade.
Klinger became a very apt and imaginative engraver. Born in leipzig in 1857, his artistic career first took him to karlsruhe, where he also made a name for himself as a pianist. Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. Max klinger was a german artist known for his symbolist paintings, prints, and sculptures. Max klinger, german painter, sculptor, and engraver, whose art of symbol. Max klinger has 22 books on goodreads with 77 ratings. These include major holdings of new zealand historic, modern and contemporary art, and outstanding works by maori and pacific island artists, as well as european painting, sculpture and print collections ranging in date from 76 to the present day. One of the most important resources for the study of german art and history from.
All max klinger paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. He began as a student in 1874 at the grand ducal baden art. Painting and drawing of max klinger 18571920 is a text that discusses the role of graphic arts in relation to painting, also as part of the aesthetic discussion between naturalists and neoidealists in germany, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Back into nothingness by max klinger on curiator, the worlds biggest collaborative art collection. The clark art institute is one of a few institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in visual culture. Female nude was created in 1910 by max klinger in symbolism style.
Auckland art gallery toi o tamaki is the largest art institution in new zealand, with a collection numbering over 15,000 works. However, going carefully through the very complete bibliography on klinger published in 2008 42, i discovered that the writing although very popular was not specifically studied by scholarship. Books by max klinger author of graphic works of max klinger. Simms collection of prints and drawings by kathe kollwitz and. Klinger was born in leipzig and studied in karlsruhe. Wishes, plate three from a glove, 1881 max klinger. Come and visit us,free shipping and framed art paintings onlineartist. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by max klinger.
His numerous journeys to the diverse art centres of europe importantly informed his art. Its exceptional collection includes european and american paintings and sculpture, old master. Set on 140 acres in the berkshires of western massachusetts, the clark offers an unparalleled experience of art in nature. Max klinger 18571920, considered the german michelangelo by his contemporaries, was not only famous for his sculptures and paintings but also for his prints, in particular. An admirer of the etchings of menzel and goya, he shortly became a skilled and imaginative engraver in his own right. Max klinger was a german symbolist painter, sculptor and printmaker. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Published in 1891, it was reprinted several times as already mentioned in the early twentieth century. He studied in karlsruhe and admired the etchings of menzel and goya. Choose your favorite max klinger paintings from millions of available designs. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Art print, canvas on stretcher, framed picture the artwork the blue hour max klinger we deliver as art print on canvas, poster, plate or finest hand made paper.
Together with other interesting works, states, plaster models for other works and an interesting graphic serial about the dead, by the same famous. Max klinger, born february 18, 1857, leipzig, germanydied july 5, 1920, near naumburg, german painter, sculptor, and engraver, whose art of symbol, fantasy, and dreamlike situations belonged to the growing late 19thcentury awareness of the subtleties of the mind. The graphic art of max klinger essay the metropolitan museum. Musee dorsay and pierre korzilius, musical programmation, musee dorsay. Max klinger had a pivotal role in influencing many leading symbolist, surrealist, naturalist and art nouveau artists of the early 20th century. Julius klinger may 22, 18761942 as one of the leading poster designers in history, julius klinger is responsible for developing many of the principles of design still used today. Yales art program in the 1950s was dominated by josef albers, the.
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