5368 - Klinger, Max

Klinger, Max Title page of "Etchings": Muse Dancing on the Plate. Etching in dark brown on rolled China paper. 15.2 x 9.4 cm (plate edge); 44.6 x 31.6 cm (sheet size). (1881) Singer 283 III. Finished proof from the reduced plate, bearing the red monogram stamp (Lugt 1882) and the stamped number “4.” A design rejected by Max Klinger for the deluxe edition of the catalog for the 13th Special Exhibition of the National Gallery in Berlin. Magnificent, ridged print with a wide margin. Isolated foxing in the white margin and numerous spots on the reverse; minimal signs of wear, but otherwise impeccably preserved. From the important Klinger collection of Georg Hirzel (bearing his blind stamp in the lower right corner), sold at his auction at Villa Grisebach, Berlin, on June 4, 1993, Lot 41. Bearing an unknown collector’s stamp “DB” (not listed in Lugt). - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.