Max
Klinger
The Shadowed World of Max Klinger: A Pioneer of Symbolism Max Klinger, born in Leipzig in 1857, wasn’t merely an artist; he was a translator of the unseen—a chronicler of dreams and anxieties that lay just beneath the surface of everyday life. His artistic journey …
A portrait built from Max Klinger's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
