Child, from On Death, Part I, Opus XI (Kind, Vom Tode, Erster Teil, Opus XI) (1889): Art, History and Details

Child, from On Death, Part I, Opus XI (Kind, Vom Tode, Erster Teil, Opus XI) (1889) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In this, the fifth in Klinger’s series On Death, Part One, death occurs in a seemingly peaceful landscape. In a large meadow bordered by woods, a nanny has fallen asleep upon a bench. Beside her is a baby carriage, beneath which lies fallen bedding. On a path in the distance, toward the darkness of the forest, Death leads the child away, dead as a result of its fall.

Object facts

• Title: Child, from On Death, Part I, Opus XI (Kind, Vom Tode, Erster Teil, Opus XI)
• Date: 1889
• Creator attribution: Max Klinger (German, 1857–1920)
• Culture: Germany, late 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching and aquatint
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1933.126.5

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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