Lot 67

Description

Etching on paper. Signed ”M. Liebermann” in pencil in the lower right corner and in the printing plate. A genre and everyday scene featuring children playing in the foreground, some kneeling, some sitting. On the left edge of the picture, two women are conversing on a bench. In the middle and background, additional groups of children - some accompanied by adult supervisors - are loosely distributed throughout the picture plane. The scene is set in a park-like setting with dense vegetation. The composition is defined by lively, confident lines with varied hatching and cross-hatching. The figures are rendered with a three-dimensional quality, while the vegetative elements are rendered in a cohesive, earthy tone through layers of condensed lines. The depiction captures an immediate, observational portrayal of everyday movement and groupings. Framed under glass in a narrow, likely silver-plated frame. The sheet lies flat. Slight age-related yellowing as well as isolated minor surface marks; no visible tears or paper loss in the visible area. Image dimensions 26.9 × 34.6 cm, frame dimensions 43.3 × 51.2 cm. Max Liebermann, one of the most significant representatives of German Impressionism, studied at the Grand Ducal Saxon Art School in Weimar and at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin, and is particularly known for his lifelike depictions of everyday scenes and leisure motifs in a free, light-filled style.

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