780 - M. KLINGER (1857–1920), Pyramus and Thisbe II, 1882, Etching

M. KLINGER (1857–1920), Pyramus and Thisbe II, 1882, Etching Max Klinger (1857, Leipzig – 1920, Großjena): Pyramus and Thisbe II: Encounter in a Babylonian Landscape, 1882, Etching Technique: Etching on Japanese paper Catalog Raisonné: , 27 IV/VI Inscription: Signed "MAX KLINGER" in the lower left of the printing plate. Upper left inscribed on the printing plate: "OP. II.". Upper right numbered on the printing plate: "III.". Date: 1882 Description: From the third edition, printed on Japanese paper by Friedrich Felsing in Munich in 1882. A beautiful, high-contrast impression printed from the unsteeled plate. Source: Max Klinger (1857 Leipzig–1920 Großjena), *Rescue of Ovid’s Victims*, Opus II, 1879, No. 3 | print suite, *Mythology* Bibliography: Singer, Hans Wolfgang: Max Klinger. Etchings, Engravings, and Lithographs 1878–1903; San Francisco 1991. Cat. Rais. No.: 27 IV/VI. Keywords: Graphic art, surrealism, symbolism, mysterious scene, 19th century, Symbolism, Mythology, Germany, Size: Japanese paper: 57.0 cm x 40.0 cm (22.4 x 15.7 in), Plate: 20.9 cm x 29.5 cm (8.2 x 11.6 in), Image area: 11.9 cm x 21.2 cm (4.7 x 8.3 in) Condition: Good condition. Very minimal foxing, mostly in the margins; the paper has fine creases, as is often the case with Japanese paper. The corners have small creases.