The Jewish Quarter in Amsterdam

1906

Max Liebermann

Associated Names
Max Liebermann

Artist, German, 1847 - 1935

Bruno Cassirer

Publisher, German, 1872 - 1941

This is a drawing of a street market with various figures engaging in activities. The urban setting features tall buildings framing the scene. The street is busy with market stalls, some covered with awnings, and figures interacting or shopping. The sketch emphasizes movement and a vibrant atmosphere, capturing daily urban life with spontaneity and intricacy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 × 24.6 cm (7 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.9 × 45.8 cm (14 1/8 × 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.358

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler 1934, no. 57, State b/b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, June 6-7, 1985, lot 951); (via David Tunick, Inc., New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

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: no. 57, b/b

Inscriptions

below image, at right, in graphite: MLiebermann; at left corner of the sheet, in graphite, by later hand: L. 6330; at right corner of the sheet, in graphite, by later hand: M600

Wikidata ID

Q76556721

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