Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 281 works by 马克斯·克林格尔 in our catalogue
In short
The 马克斯·克林格尔 painting most people know is The death peeing. Right after it come The Isle of the Dead and Presa. Out of 281 works by 马克斯·克林格尔 in our catalogue, these 100 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.
The air hangs heavy near the riverbank where a skeletal figure stands, stripped of the terrifying dignity often assigned to the Grim Reaper. This figure, a personification of death, occupies the shoreline with a startlingly mundane presence. He stands with legs apart, facing the water, engaged in the most basic of biological functions. The act of urination into the stream demystifies the specter, pulling the concept of mortality away from…
The Isle of the Dead emerges from the vision of Max Klinger, a German artist who leaves a profound mark on the landscape of late 19th-century thought. Born in Leipzig in 1857, Klinger moves through a world of shifting aesthetics, eventually passing away in 1920. In this specific work, titled The Isle of the Dead, he captures a moment that feels suspended in a quiet, heavy stillness.
At the Beach1890 · 巴伐利亚州绘画收藏馆
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Portrait of a Roman Woman on a Flat Roof in Rome1891 · 施泰德美术馆
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Christ in Olympus1897
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Female Nude1910
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Bathing Women1912
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A legation
17
Plague
18
Workers at a House Construction1889
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Seaside Idyl巴伐利亚州绘画收藏馆
20
Female Study Head
21
Portrait of a Gentleman
22
Cupid
23
Salvation
24
The source
25
An Max Klinger
26
untitled (336)
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untitled (1870)
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untitled (5707)
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untitled (7927)
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untitled (4077)
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untitled (5205)
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untitled (4640)
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untitled (1790)
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untitled (7957)
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untitled (1515)
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untitled (1160)
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untitled (5386)
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untitled (5714)
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untitled (9844)
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untitled (3585)
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untitled (5586)
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untitled (3254)
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untitled (4823)
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untitled (5191)
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untitled (1133)
46
Venus in the sea
47
Cupido
48
untitled (3590)
49
untitled (7159)
50
Angustias
51
Old love. initial stamps
52
untitled (5140)
53
Scene
54
Venus and Mercury
55
psyche bathing
56
Phriam And Thisbe I
57
untitled (2692)
58
Abduction
59
Venus and Psyche
60
Zephyr carrying his sisters
61
The wedding party of Psyche
62
Sister jumping from a rock
63
Psyche and Ceres
64
Love, death and extramundos
65
untitled (9745)
66
Mother I
67
Pan comforting Psyche
68
untitled (4174)
69
Psyche crossing the Acheron
70
Desire
71
Psyche on a rock
72
Jupiter and Venus
73
Psyche and Arundo
74
Farmer planting misery
75
The childhood of Amor
76
Satire
77
Intermezzo 1
78
Phriam And Thisbe II
79
Charon
80
untitled (1999)
81
Time and glory
82
Psyche on the road to Tartarus
83
Venus presents Psyche the Love
84
Titan
85
Psyche venerated by the people
86
Psyche and Venus
87
Parade
88
Death knight
89
The priestesses of Venus
90
untitled (8812)
91
Rockfall
92
Naked woman under a tree
93
Cold Hand
94
Captive
95
violation
96
The great goddess
97
untitled (547)
98
Psyche and Juno
99
Night 1
100
untitled (2269)
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
The 4 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by 马克斯·克林格尔 | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 巴伐利亚州绘画收藏馆 |
慕尼黑 | 2 | At the Beach, Seaside Idyl |
 老国家美术馆 |
柏林 | 3 | Venus in the Shell Carriage. Part of the Wall Decoration of Villa Albers in Berlin-Steglitz |
 National Gallery Prague |
布拉格 | 1 | Evening |
 施泰德美术馆 |
法兰克福 | 1 | Portrait of a Roman Woman on a Flat Roof in Rome |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
Top of the list is The death peeing. Right behind it: The Isle of the Dead and Presa.
The death peeing, The Isle of the Dead, Presa, Y sin embargo!, Rescue, Mermaid holding a shell up, the philosopher, Venus in the Shell Carriage. Part of the Wall Decoration of Villa Albers in Berlin-Steglitz, Evening and Play in the meadow. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 281 works by 马克斯·克林格尔 in our catalogue, dated 1879 to 1912.
You'll find most of them in 巴伐利亚州绘画收藏馆 (慕尼黑), 老国家美术馆 (柏林) and National Gallery Prague (布拉格). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1880s, more than any other time: 3 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Venus in the Shell Carriage. Part of the Wall Decoration of Villa Albers in Berlin-Steglitz among them.
The earliest piece here is Evening (1879); the most recent is Bathing Women (1912).
Gods (7), Symbolic imagery (6) and Water (3), out of the 100 pieces on this page.
Painting, used in 2 of the 100 pieces on this page.
Symbolism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the 巴伐利亚州绘画收藏馆, 慕尼黑, including At the Beach and Seaside Idyl.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
