Repose (Ruhe), from the Glove (Ein Handschuh) series
Max Klinger
German, 1857–1920

Details
Title
Repose (Ruhe), 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
12 1/2 x 19 in plate
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection
Accession #
1977.7 H
On View
Currently not on view
In a space that resembles a theater stage, the glove is at rest on an ornate gueridon, or table. A phalanx of long women’s gloves forms the stage curtain, or—in another association—acts as the chorus line behind the diva at center stage. An unexplained strange animal seems to ogle the star from behind the curtain.
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