Moonlit Night (Mondnacht): pl. 4

published 1881

Max Klinger

Associated Names
Max Klinger

Artist, German, 1857 - 1920

The landscape features two figures near rocky outcrops and vegetation. In the distance, a river flows down rocks, creating small waterfalls in a lush terrain with trees. The horizon is dominated by cliffs and mountain peaks. The painting has detailed brushstrokes depicting texture and movement of water. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray to convey depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 x 26 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
    plate: 41.5 x 29.5 cm (16 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 62.4 x 44.8 cm (24 9/16 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.132.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Singer 1909, no. 56, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Intermezzi, Opus IV (Singer 52-63)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. Lionel C. Epstein and Family, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Bibliography

1909

  • Singer, Hans Wolfgang. Max Klingers Radierungen, Stiche und Steindrucke. Berlin, 1909 (republished 1978 by Martin Gordon, New York).

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: MAX KLINGER; lower right in plate: IV (incorrectly catalogued by Singer as plate V)

Wikidata ID

Q75118409

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