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MAX LIEBERMANN | Strickende Mädchen (Girls Knitting)
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Liebermann, Max
- Strickende Mädchen (Girls Knitting)
- signed M Liebermann (upper left)
- charcoal on paper
- 46.7 by 31.5cm., 18 3/8 by 12 3/8 in.
- Executed circa 1895.
Provenance
Bruno Cassirer, Berlin (acquired by 1916; until at least 1923)
Private Collection (acquired in Berlin circa 1945)
Private Collection, Jerusalem (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, 4th October 1993, lot 10)
Galerie Klauspeter Westenhoff, Hamburg
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 1994
Private Collection (acquired in Berlin circa 1945)
Private Collection, Jerusalem (by descent from the above; sale: Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, 4th October 1993, lot 10)
Galerie Klauspeter Westenhoff, Hamburg
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 1994
Literature
Bruno Cassirer (ed.), Kunst und Künstler, Berlin, 1916, vol. XIV, illustrated p. 319
Erich Hancke, Max Liebermann, sein Leben und seine Werke, Berlin, 1923, illustrated p. 225 (as dating from 1887)
Erich Hancke, Max Liebermann, sein Leben und seine Werke, Berlin, 1923, illustrated p. 225 (as dating from 1887)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in two places along the verso of the upper edge and floating in the mount. All four edges are unevenly cut. The sheet appears to have been cleaned in places. This work is in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr Margreet Nouwen.