Art, literature & historyOn the Rails, plate eight from On Death, Part I
1889
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.9 × 14.3 cm (8 5/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Plate: 26.5 × 18.7 cm (10 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 31.1 cm (21 7/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2000.115
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
On the Rails, plate eight from On Death, Part I — Max Klinger. 1889.
Medium: Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 21.9 × 14.3 cm (8 5/8 × 5 11/16 in.); Plate: 26.5 × 18.7 cm (10 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 55.5 × 31.1 cm (21 7/8 × 12 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.