Max KlingerDeutschland, 1857–1920Darf man es sehen?
Dresden, Deutschland
Der Eigentümer ist bekannt. Ob es heute ausgestellt ist, sagt das Museum nicht, und Raten haben wir nicht gelernt.
1874
Rejected by Anton von Werner
The Dresden architect and art historian Franz Richard Steche recommends Klinger to the Berlin painter Anton von Werner, who rejects the young man but refers him to Karl Gussow in Karlsruhe.
April 1874
Studies in Karlsruhe under Gussow
In April he enrols at the Grand Ducal Baden Art School in Karlsruhe under Karl Gussow and Ludwig des Coudres, and during these years becomes a well-known pianist in the city.
April 1874 – 1875 · Ausbildung
Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
1874–1877
Berlin: sharing a studio with Christian Krohg
He follows Gussow, who has become director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin, to finish his studies there; he shares a studio with Christian Krohg, the two admire Émile Zola and Gustave Flaubert, and Adolph von Menzel serves as his model.
1875–1876 · Ausbildung
Prussian Academy of Arts
1878
First paintings shown at the Academy exhibition
He presents his paintings for the first time at the 52nd exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin.