Max Klinger

Max Klinger
Born(1857-02-18)18 February 1857
Died5 July 1920(1920-07-05) (aged 63)
Known forPrintmaking, painting, sculpture
Notable workParaphrase über den Fund eines Handschuhs, Beethoven
MovementSymbolism, Vienna Secession, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau.

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Delevoy, Robert L. (1978) Symbolists and Symbolism. Skira/Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 247 pp. ISBN 0-8478-0141-1
  2. ^ Cassou, Jean (1979) The Concise Encyclopedia of Symbolism. Chartwell Books, Inc., Secaucus, New Jersey, 292 pp ISBN 0-89009-706-2