Ängste 1882

Max Klinger's 1882 etching, "Ängste" (Fears), depicts a disturbing scene of a man tormented by his nightmares. The artwork, currently housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, features a figure laying in bed surrounded by shadowy figures and a looming, menacing hand reaching out from the darkness. Klinger's signature use of detailed etching and dramatic lighting creates a powerful and unsettling atmosphere, reflecting the anxieties of late 19th-century European society. The artwork is a prime example of Symbolism, a movement that explored the psychological and emotional depths of human experience.