Max Klinger

Downfall, plate twelve from A Life

1884

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 27.6 × 22.8 cm (10 7/8 × 9 in.); Sheet: 30 × 24.8 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Collection no.
2000.108
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Downfall, plate twelve from A Life — Max Klinger. 1884.

Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 27.6 × 22.8 cm (10 7/8 × 9 in.); Sheet: 30 × 24.8 cm (11 13/16 × 9 13/16 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.

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