#art, ¿Conoces a Max Klinger? – Do You Know Max Klinger?

)De/By Nicola Perscheid/Dominio público/Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons)

El pintor, escultor y artista grafico alemán Max Klinger se maravillaba con los grabados de Goya, Rembrandt, Durero y otros. Nació en Leipzig un18 de febrero de 1857 y estudio arte en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Berlin. Y por si no lo sabias, Klinger fue también un destacado pianista. Desarrolló una amistad de veinte años con el compositor Johannes Brahms, al cual le dedicó una serie de grabados…y una escultura…titulados Las fantasias de Brahms. En 1894. Brahms se reciprocó dedicándole su Vier ernste Gesänge (Cuatro canciones serias, Opus 121) en 1896. Gran amante de la música y admirador de los grandes compositores, le hizo estatuas a Beethoven y a Liszt. Tambien hizo el pedestal del monumento a Richard Wagner en Leipzig (1911). El pintor italiano Giorgio de Chirico lo cita como el artista que logró enlazar el movimiento simbolista del S. XIX con el movimiento metafísico que comenzaba. Klinger fue además referencia para otros como Max Ernst y los surrealistas, Munch, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka, el propio Chirico y muchos más. Max Klinger murió relativamente joven en Alemania (1920).

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The German painter, sculptor, and graphic artist Max Klinger was fascinated by the prints of Goya, Rembrandt, Durer, and others. He was born in Leipzig on February 18, 1857 and studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. And in case you didn’t know, Klinger was also a prominent pianist. He developed a twenty-year friendship with the composer Johannes Brahms, to whom he dedicated a series of prints… and a sculpture… entitled «Brahms’ Fantasies.» In 1894, Brahms reciprocated by dedicating his «Vier ernste Gesange» (Four Serious Songs, Opus 121) to Klinger in 1896. A great lover of music and admirer of the great composers, he made statues of Beethoven and Liszt. He also created the plinth for the Richard Wagner Memorial in Leipzig (1911). The Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico cites him as the artist who successfully linked the Symbolist movement of the 19th century with the burgeoning Metaphysical movement. Klinger also served as a reference for others such as Max Ernst and the surrealists, Munch, Paul Klee, Oskar Kokoschka, Chirico himself, and many more. Max Klinger died relatively young in Germany (1920).

(Max Klinger/Von Hans Bug selbst fotografiert/commons.wikimedia.org)
(Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig/Dominio Público/Public Domain)
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    1. Thank you so much Sir! How is your day?

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    1. Buona giornata Giovanni!

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      1. Avatar de worldphoto12 worldphoto12 dice:

        GRAZIE VALENCIA BUON WEEK-END

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      2. Grazie, anche a te.

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  1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

    Interesting, Francisco. The only Klinger I was previously familiar with was CPL Max Klinger in M*A*S*H, the masculine, skirt wearing soldier looking for a section 8 discharge from the Army.

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    1. Hehehe, he was probably funnier but this one could paint and play the piano! 😊

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

        They are both talented but in different fields. Jamie Farr is a good comedic actor. He is hairy so there was nothing effeminate about him in a dress.

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      2. Nothing at all! But an iconic character in one of the best series ever made.

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      3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

        Amen. You are obviously familiar with one of my favorite series.

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      4. Yes, loved it!

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