Erinnerung (Memory)

1892-1893

Max Klinger

Associated Names
Max Klinger

Artist, German, 1857 - 1920

The image depicts a portrait of a person shown from the upper torso upward. The person is positioned slightly turned to the side but facing forward, with their head framed between two vertical dark shapes. Their facial features include a contemplative expression with downcast eyes, a straight nose, and closed lips. The person has short, dark hair that is styled close to the head with a slight wave. They are wearing a garment that appears to have a subtle texture. The background features a softly rendered outdoor scene with trees and foliage. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint on wove cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.7 × 15 cm (10 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 36 × 26.5 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.319

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Singer 1909, no. 226, State vi/vi

  • Series Title

    Brahmsphantasie (Plate 8)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Weston Gallery, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 23, 1989; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1909

  • Singer, Hans Wolfgang. Max Klingers Radierungen, Stiche und Steindrucke. Berlin, 1909 (republished 1978 by Martin Gordon, New York): no. 226, vi/vi

Inscriptions

at bottom left, in letterpress: MAX KLINGER, ERINNERUNG ORIGINALRADIERUNG PAN II 2

Wikidata ID

Q76556617

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