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Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)

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Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)

The Philosopher (Der Philosoph) (plate, preceding p. 97) from the periodical Pan, vol. 1, no. 2 (Jul-Aug 1895)

Date:
(1895, print executed 1885)
Medium:
Aquatint and etching
Dimensions:
Plate 10 1/2 x 6 3/16" (26.7 x 15.7 cm) Sheet 13 15/16 x 10 11/16" (35.4 x 27.2 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, wove.
Publisher:
Genossenschaft Pan GmbH, Berlin
Printer:
Otto Felsing, Berlin
Edition:
1630 (including a regular edition of 1500 on copper plate printing paper [this ex.], a deluxe edition of 70 Japan paper, and 30 on Japan paper reserved for the artist)
Credit Line:
Gift of Peter H. Deitsch
Reference:
Singer 244 III. Söhn 52602-4. Rifkind 1523.
MoMA Number:
511.1953
Themes:
Fantasy
Techniques:
Intaglio

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