Works of Max Klinger from Dramen
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From Dramen
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Ein Schritt (One Step) Plate II - The tragedy of descent into prostitution of a young glove-maker (so identified by the shop-sign above her). The procuress in the centre is persuading the girl to step across the rivulet that runs down the street to the dark side, where her client, dressed in a cloak, top hat, and with a cigar burning in his mouth, awaits her. The subject of the scene is reminiscent of Goya, an artist for whom Klinger had the greatest admiration. (1883)
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Märztage I (March days I) Plate VIII- The three ' Märztage' prints are frequently thought to reflect upon the 'liberal' revolution of March 1848. Klinger hower rejected this reading and stated that: "I never thought of the revolution of 1848. I composed the thing in 1883. That was the time of the strongest Social Democratic movement with a revolutionary undercurrent throughout Germany. The possibilities were discussed in bars and in the papers. That was the origin of my fantasy... It was the time of my enthusians for Zola (to whom I really wanted to dedicate the 'Dramen'), for the Goncourt brothers, for Flaubert."Klinger can possibly be identified as the figure in profile wearing glasses in the centre of the composition. (1883)