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Dark etching of a pale woman in a helmet-like headdress, with faces emerging from shadow behind her, on a cream sheet of paper.

Dreams, plate three from A Life

A dark etching on cream paper shows a pale woman with a helmet-like headdress and draped garment, her face lit against shadow. Above and behind her, several faces and grotesque heads emerge from the black background, creating a dreamlike, crowded composition.

Artist
Max Klinger
Date
1884
Medium
Etching on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2315 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1884).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jack Daulton