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This is a drawing depicting various figures and a large hand. In the foreground, a humanoid figure is clutching their head in distress, surrounded by shadowy forms and distorted faces. These apparitions emerge from under a bed where another figure lies draped in fabric. A massive hand forms the backdrop, its fingers splayed widely. The detailed cross-hatching technique adds depth and texture to the scene.
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This is a drawing depicting various figures and a large hand. In the foreground, a humanoid figure is clutching their head in distress, surrounded by shadowy forms and distorted faces. These apparitions emerge from under a bed where another figure lies draped in fabric. A massive hand forms the backdrop, its fingers splayed widely. The detailed cross-hatching technique adds depth and texture to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anxieties (Ängste)

Max Klinger

Date
1878/1880
Medium
etching in black on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 14.3 x 26.9 cm (5 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 34.5 x 52.6 cm (13 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.82.7
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. 7

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • German
  • daily life
  • genre
  • Sleeping
Provenance

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

Inscription

lower center below image in graphite: -Alp- (nightmare); lower left below plate mark in graphite: "Un gant" Oeuvre 6. No. 7; upper right above image in graphite: No.; upper right above image in plate: VII.

NGA object ID 94923. 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.