Und Doch!

1883

Max Klinger

Associated Names
Max Klinger

Artist, German, 1857 - 1920

The image depicts a person standing with their arms raised above their head. They have a serious expression, short, wavy hair, and are unclothed. The background has a blend of dark and light washes, creating a fluid, cloudy atmosphere. The image is rendered in monochromatic tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash, heightened with white, over graphite, on light green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.3 x 32.2 cm (17 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.109

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georg Hirzel [1868-1924], Leipzig. (sale, Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 4 June 1993, no. 69); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1937

  • Gedächtnis-Ausstellung Max Klinger. Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipziger Kunstverein. Leipzig, 1937, 33, no. 317.

1996

  • Max Klinger. Zeichnungen, Zustandsdrucke, Zyklen, Museum Villa Stuck and Staatlichen Graphischen Sammlung, Munich, 1996, 211, no. 160A.

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, no. 110, under no. 117.

Bibliography

1917

  • Die Welt Max Klingers. Edited by Gustav Kirstein. Leipzig, 1917: 11, no. 26 repro.

1995

  • Guratzsch, Herwig, ed. Max Klinger: Bestandskatalog der Bildwerke, Gemälde und Zeichnungen im Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig; Aussellung zum 75. Todestag. Leipzig, 1995: 214, under no. C 435.

Inscriptions

signed and dated at lower left in black ink: M. Klinger./1883.; titled at lower center: UND DOCH! [And Yet!]; verso at top center in graphite: 9;

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64614135

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