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Max Klinger
1857 – 1920
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMax Klinger 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, 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 18, 1857
Leipzig
Date of death
July 5, 1920
Großjena
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
sculptorpainteruniversity teacherwriterprintmakervolunteer serving one year
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderBavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Notable works
Paraphrase on the Finding of a Glove
- Field and occupation
- nemecký výtvarník (1857 – 1920)
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