1888
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Evocation (Evocation) is a 1888 by Max Klinger, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a man in a dark suit sitting indoors, reading a small book. Outside his window, a giant harp floats above the water, held by a nude woman with one arm raised. The scene looks dreamlike, with rough, sketchy lines and no clear background. The harp and woman seem to be part of a myth or story, blending reality and fantasy. The artist used loose, expressive lines instead of smooth details. Look up Klinger, Max to see more of his dreamlike, symbolic prints.
Max Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the role of…
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