Burgermeister Dr. Burchard

1911

Max Liebermann

Associated Names
Max Liebermann

Artist, German, 1847 - 1935

The image shows a man seated on a chair in a side profile view, with his body facing slightly to the left. He is depicted sitting upright with his hands on the armrests. The man has a mustache, defined jawline, and high cheekbones. His hair is short and balding. He is wearing a suit with a jacket, trousers, and a tie. The background is blank, focusing solely on the man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35 x 26 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
    overall: 51.4 x 40 cm (20 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.306

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler 1934, no. 114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • "Max Liebermann: Works on Paper", Goethe-Institut Washington, 2006, no. 15.

Bibliography

1934

  • Schiefler, Gustav. Das Graphische Werk von Max Liebermann. Berlin: Verlang von Bruno Cassirer, 1934. Reprinted by Alan Wolfsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 30/8; lower right in graphite: MLiebermann

Wikidata ID

Q76348625

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