1880
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Glove: The Abduction is a 1880 by Max Klinger, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a hand reaching out from a window, gripping a gloved arm. Outside, a bird’s wings stretch wide over a bush of flowers. The window frame is detailed, and the scene feels tense and sudden. The bird’s wings blur into the glove, making it look like the hand is pulling the arm into the air. This trick of blending shapes was a way to show movement in old prints. Try looking up chiaroscuro next to see how artists used light and shadow this way.
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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