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Max Klinger (1857-1920)

"Max Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the role of graphic arts and printmaking in relation to painting. He is associated with symbolism, the Vienna Secession, and Jugendstil (Youth Style) the German manifestation of Art Nouveau. He is best known today for his many prints, particularly a series entitled Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove and his monumental sculptural installation in homage to Beethoven at the Vienna Secession in 1902." - (en.wikipedia.org 15.02.2022)

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Background

was born Plagwitz February 18, 1857
died Großjena July 4, 1920

Biography

Student Ludwig des Coudres Karlsruhe 1874-1875
Student Leipzig
Student Berlin
has met Lovis Corinth Berlin
influenced Käthe Kollwitz

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