Max Klinger (1857-1920)
Self-Portrait with Head Resting on Clenched Hand
1918
aquatint on laid paper
23 x 15,8 cm (sheet 36,3 x 27,2 cm)
proof impression
signed in pencil lower right: "M. Klinger".
inscribed by the artist in pencil lower left: "2. Z. 2. Dr." [2nd State, 2nd Impression]
dated by the artist in pencil lower right: "15. Nov. 18"
The Daulton Collection
Catalogue Raisonné: Beyer 435 II. Carl Beyer, Max Klinger, Das Graphische Werk, 1909-1919 (Leipzig, 1930) [Carl Beyer, Max Klinger, The Graphic Work, 1909-1919, English trans. Bernd K. Estabrook (San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997)].
Provenance:
Georg Hirzel (1867-1924), Leipzig, the noted Klinger collector, with Horzel's blind stamp (embossed stamp) lower left
Villa Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 30, June 4, 1993, Lot 217
private collection, Munich
Villa Grisebach, Berlin, auction 30, June 4, 1993, lot 217;
Private ownership, Munich
Villa Grisebach, Berlin, auction 30, June 4, 1993, lot 217;
Private ownership, Munich
Villa Grisebach, Berlin, auction 30, June 4, 1993, lot 217;
Private ownership, Munich
Condition: Slightly light-stained browning in the passepartout (mat) cutout, with remains of an old mounting on the reverse of the left edge. Overall in good condition.