The Castle by the Sea, Etching and Aquatint
A ruined stone castle rises above a dark, churning sea under a sky broken by shafts of light. Crumbling walls, a tall arched window, and a small niche with a shrine stand in the foreground, while dark cypress trees and a flock of birds crowd the right edge. The print uses dense, velvety tonal shading.
- Artist
- Max Klinger
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1259 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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
