Max Klinger two times four
Max Klinger two times four

Sales exhibition 2 times 4 Max Klinger from February 28, 2025

In the Max Klinger 2 x 4 sales exhibition, eight original etchings are displayed on the walls, four of 15 illustrations from ‘Amor und Psyche’ and four of 12 from ‘Intermezzi, Opus IV’.

The 15 illustrations of

Amor and Psyche

by the Roman poet Lucius Apuleius were commissioned by the Munich publisher Theodor Stroefer in 1880. From this cycle can be admired in the exhibition:

Sheet 1 "Amor's Youth"

Sheet 2 "Venus shows Amor Psyche"

Sheet 9 "Jupiter and Venus"

Sheet 14 "Amor with Jupiter"

Klinger never produced illustrations of this kind again in his life. On the contrary, he wrote to his friend Dehmel on 27 April 1919, who asked him to illustrate one of his volumes of poetry: ‘The term illustration has always been an abomination to me. I've done it a few times! For the sake of the cursed money ... In and of itself, I find locking letters and pictures together quite nasty.’

We are also exhibiting a further four from a series of 12 sheets created between 1879 and 1881. These were summarised by Klinger in 1881 under the title

Intermezzi, Opus IV

Only one edition of Opus IV is known. Klinger dedicated the series to the engraver and art dealer Hermann Sagert. The sheets contain centaur landscapes and scenes based on Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen's 1668 picaresque novel ‘Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus’. Klingfer had read this little book during his time in Berlin. The cultural image that Klinger took from the book ‘was not the whirling, eventful life of an adventurer who boldly makes his way through all the obstacles of the time. Behind it all, Klinger saw only the horrors of the great war that devastated a country and its people.’

Enjoy an Italian coffee speciality or a fine wine from our region and view the exhibits at your leisure.

 

Round trip through Saale-Unstrut - all in white

Round trip through Saale-Unstrut - all in white

         

The Saale-Unstrut wine-growing region, the most northerly wine-growing region in Germany, runs along the 51st parallel. As one walks or hikes through the river landscape, one can constantly spy steep vineyards with romantic vineyard cottages and ancient dry stone walls. In addition to the vineyards in Brandenburg and Thuringia, the majority of the Saale-Unstrut growing area is located in Saxony-Anhalt. The Saale-Unstrut region with its special climate has developed over centuries as the home of winegrowing. The white grape varieties benefit from the climate and terroir, which is why they are rooted in the majority of the vineyards.

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