Max KlingerGerman, 1857–1920The Artist in the Attic
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Artist in the Attic” 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
- 2023.177.1
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Max Klinger
The whole life1874–1877
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.
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.
April 1879
Teacher: Emile Wauters
April 1879 – 1880 · Residence
Brussels
1881 · Residence
Berlin
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.
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
