Max Klinger (1857-1920) 

"Ein Leben" ["A Life"]

The Heinrich Stinnes Portfolio

etching and aquatint on paper

nineteen trial proofs, 1883-1884

most signed, dated, and inscribed

Provenance:

Heinrich Stinnes (1867-1932), Cologne, most with violet collector's stamp (Lugt 1376a)

Otto Dix (1891-1969), Dresden

The above print is Plate 4 from Klinger's cycle "Ein Leben (Opus VIII)":

"Verführung" ["Temptation"]

etching and aquatint on paper

42 x 22 cm

trial proof of state III (before all inscriptions)

catalogue raisonne Singer 130 III

Heinrich Stinnes collector's stamp lower left