Amor und Psyche [Opus Va]

1880, this edition printed 1893/1907

Max Klinger

Associated Names
Max Klinger

Artist, German, 1857 - 1920

This is a photograph of a book cover for a set of etchings by Max Klinger titled "AMOR UND PSYCHE." The cover features a decorative border with classical motifs and lists the contents of "Mappe I" which includes fifteen full-page illustrations. The content list is in German detailing various scenes from Apuleius' story of Amor and Psyche. The cover is primarily a light brown with dark brown borders, and the typography is centered within the decorative frame. The publisher is noted as "Theo. Stroefer, Kunstverlag" from Nuremberg.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio with 15 sheets of etchings, some with aquatint and roulette on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.7 × 32 × 1 cm (16 13/16 × 12 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
    plate: 36.3 × 27.3 cm (14 5/16 × 10 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 42.5 × 31.3 cm (16 3/4 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.113.1.1-15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Singer 1909, nos.64, 67, 73, 75, 81, 82, 85, 91, 96, 97, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107

Associated Artworks

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Die Jugend Amors [Opus V, Bl. 1]

Max Klinger

1880

Venus Zeigt Amor Psyche [Opus V, Bl. 4]

Max Klinger

1880

Psyche auf dem Felsen [Opus V, Bl. 10]

Max Klinger

1880

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman Printseller, LLC, New York, NY); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1909

  • Singer, Hans Wolfgang. Max Klingers Radierungen, Stiche und Steindrucke. Berlin, 1909 (republished 1978 by Martin Gordon, New York): nos. 64, 67, 73, 75, 81, 82, 85, 91, 96, 97, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107.

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