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The image shows a man in a pinstripe suit and bow tie bending over with one arm extended, a woman in a long dress facing away, two individuals conversing, and a small dog playing or chasing something. In the background, there are dense trees, a large gazebo with ornate detailing, a railing, and round street lamps.
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The image shows a man in a pinstripe suit and bow tie bending over with one arm extended, a woman in a long dress facing away, two individuals conversing, and a small dog playing or chasing something. In the background, there are dense trees, a large gazebo with ornate detailing, a railing, and round street lamps.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Action (Handlung)

Max Klinger

Date
1878/1880
Medium
etching in black on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 29.9 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 34.8 cm (21 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.82.2
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
A Glove (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI: pl. 2

Subjects and terms

  • amusement
  • genre
  • etching
  • self
  • portrait
  • German
  • courtship
  • Skating
Provenance

Carus Gallery, New York; private collection; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

lower left to lower center below image in graphite: Préambule II. "Sachverhalt" (the state of things); lower left below plate mark in graphite: Oeuvre 6 Un Gant no. II.; upper right above image in plate: II.

NGA object ID 94918. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.