East Frisian Peasants Eating Supper

1893

Max Liebermann

Associated Names
Max Liebermann

Artist, German, 1847 - 1935

This is a drawing of a rustic interior scene. The artwork depicts an interior where a table is surrounded by chairs. On the table, there is a bowl, as the individuals appear to be interacting or reaching towards it. In the background, livestock and chickens are visible, suggesting the environment is possibly a farm or a barn with a dining space. The use of soft lines and shading creates a warm, intimate, and slightly somber atmosphere within the image, with light and shadow playing an important role in highlighting the subjects and their surroundings.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ernst Wolffsohn. Dr. Wolf Stubbe [1903-1994], Hamburg. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 35, 38, no. 113.

Bibliography

1995

  • Eberle, Matthias. Max Liebermann 1847-1935: Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Ölstudien. 2 vols., Munich, 1995/1996: vol. 1, 357, under no. 1890/5.

Inscriptions

signed at upper right in charcoal: M. Liebermann; verso sketched in charcoal, a portrait of the poet Eduard Grisebach; inscribed at lower left in graphite: M Hagsmahl/Tee [?]; farther right: 3670

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64614137

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