Action (Handlung), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Max Klinger
German, 1857–1920
Details
Title
Action (Handlung), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Artist/Maker
Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)
Date
1880–81, published 1924
Medium
Etching and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection
Accession #
1977.7 B
On View
Currently not on view
Events are set in motion when a young man (Klinger) retrieves the glove, apparently dropped unawares by the woman we see only from the back. The man’s loss of his hat may signify that he is also losing his head and about to enter the world of fantasies and dreams. The shift from a bright, rational foreground to a dark, mysterious background introduces a note of uncertainty.
