A Life

Max Klinger German

Publisher Published by Max Klinger German

Printer Printed by Wilhelm Felsing German

1884–98

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Artwork Details

Title: A Life
Artist: Max Klinger (German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena)
Publisher: Published by Max Klinger (German, Leipzig 1857–1920 Großjena)
Printer: Printed by Wilhelm Felsing
Date: 1884–98
Medium: Series of fourteen etchings (fifteen in the edition) with original cardboard portfolio
Dimensions: 24 3/16 x 17 11/16 x 13/16 in. (61.5 x 45 x 2 cm)
Classification: Portfolios
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of A. G. Raskin, 1963
Object Number: 63.572.2(1–15)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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