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Max Klinger

Temptation (Verführung): pl.4

1884

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 38.5 x 17.8 cm (15 3/16 x 7 in.) plate: 41.8 x 21.6 cm (16 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 59.5 x 44.2 cm (23 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Collection no.
2001.132.4
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Temptation (Verführung): pl.4 — Max Klinger. 1884.

Medium: etching.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 38.5 x 17.8 cm (15 3/16 x 7 in.) plate: 41.8 x 21.6 cm (16 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 59.5 x 44.2 cm (23 7/16 x 17 3/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.132.4. The Epstein Family Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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