Black and white etching of a forest clearing with leaning trees, a large boulder, fallen logs, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Simplicius in the Solitude of the Forest, Etching by Max Klinger

An etching showing a wooded clearing with tall, leaning trees on the left and a bare trunk at right. A large dark boulder and fallen logs lie in the foreground, with a distant hilly landscape fading into hazy light.

Artist: Max Klinger
Date: 1881
Medium: Etching on paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1207 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1881).
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 Simon Lowinsky and Nikki Arai

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