Philosopher | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M13863
People: Max Klinger, German (Leipzig, Germany 1857 - 1920 Grossjena, near Naumburg, Germany)
Title: Philosopher
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Philosoph
Series/Book Title: rejected plate, print 3, Opus XIII, "On Death Part Two"
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1885 (printed 1895)
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/253437

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching and aquatint

Dimensions

image: 26.5 x 16 cm (10 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
plate: 29.3 x 20 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 36.3 x 27.4 cm (14 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower margin, centered, black printer's ink, letterpress, German: MAX KLINGER / DER PHILOSOPH / (AUS <> ) / PAN I2

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: S. 244

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic T. Lewis, in memory of Dr. Frederic T. Lewis
Accession Year: 1961
Object Number: M13863
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

The Age of Romanticism, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 03/15/1986 - 05/18/1986
Before Expressionism: Art in Germany circa 1903, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/24/2003 - 02/15/2004

Verification Level

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