Max KlingerGerman, 1857–1920Bear and Elf (Bär und Elfe): pl.1
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Bear and Elf (Bär und Elfe): pl.1” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2001.132.56
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Max Klinger
The whole lifeApril 1879
Teacher: Emile Wauters
1879–1880
Trips to Brussels and Munich
In 1879 he spends some time in Brussels and the following year in Munich.
April 1879 – 1880 · Residence
Brussels
1881 · Residence
Berlin
1881
His own studio and a friendship with Stauffer-Bern
He moves to Berlin, where he has his own studio; here begins his short friendship with the Swiss painter, etcher and sculptor Karl Stauffer-Bern.
summer 1883
Move to Paris
He moves to Paris, where the poet and critic Jules Laforgue is already championing his prints; he lives there until 1886 or 1887, studies Goya and Daumier at the Louvre and begins sculpting about 1883.
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