Max Slevogt (1868-1932) - Combat contre le tigre (1911)

Magnificent water-etching by the major German Impressionist artist Max Slevogt.

Fight against the tiger

engraved in 1911. reference Sievers/Waldmann 429 II.

Signed at the bottom right in pencil and number 2 handwritten in pencil at the bottom left (off-market copy?).

Plate 10 of the series "Fourteen etchings by Max Slevogt". Paul Cassirer Verlag, Berlin, 1912.
Very good condition with a few light marks on the edges.
Etching on Japanese paper (see the last photo of the back in full light with the watermark Japan).

Dimensions :
Plaque: 56 × 68 mm
Sheet: 144 x 204 mm

Max Slevogt, born on October 20, 1868, in Landshut, and died on September 20, 1932, in Leinsweiler, was a German painter, engraver, and draftsman. He is one of the main representatives, along with Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann, of Impressionism and the German 'outdoor style.'
Besides his activity as a painter, he was also a renowned engraver and illustrator. He also worked as a set designer for various theaters. Max Slevogt initially studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, where he created his first landscapes. At the end of his studies, he moved to Paris and enrolled at the Julian Academy. He broke away from the academic tradition of painting and sought new modes of expression. Starting in 1890, he stopped painting in the studio and began painting outdoors. He appreciated the bright light that bathed his landscapes, characters, and objects. Max Slevogt did not limit himself to painting panels, scenery, and frescoes. Throughout his life, he also created countless watercolors and drawings. He also worked as an engraver and illustrated books. His frequent travels to Italy and Egypt inspired his work. In 1892, he founded, with other artists, the Munich Secession's XXIVth Association. This group of artists opposed the traditional academic conception of art of that time. In 1898, Slevogt visited an important Rembrandt exhibition in Amsterdam, which left a deep impression on him. During the pre-war years, he traveled extensively to southern countries: to Egypt in 1902 and again in February 1914, from which he brought back numerous watercolors and 21 paintings.

In 1905, he approached the middle of the scene. The painter befriended renowned artists who designed costumes and theater sets for Max Reinhardt.

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