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MAX LIEBERMANN(1847 Berlin 1935)
Standing girl - Study to Schulgang in
Laren. 1897.
Oil on panel.
Monogrammed lower right: M.L.
Hand-written inscription of the artist on
the reverse: "Studie ist eine / eigenhändige
ältere Arbeit / von mir. / Wannsee-Berlin
13/8.24 / Dr. h.c. Liebermann".
32 x 21 cm.
The authenticity of this work has been
confirmed by Prof. Eberle, Berlin, 5 May
2016.
Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland.
Literature: Cf. Eberle, Werkverzeichnis der
Gemälde und Ölstudien 1865-1899,
p. 472, no. 1897/16.
The present work is a study for the
painting from 1898, "Schulgang in Laren",
which Liebermann created in two versions,
one slightly smaller and one slightly larger
(presently hanging in the Hermitage in
St. Petersburg). The girl portrayed here
belongs to a group of determined school
children on their way to class. She is wea-
ring the mandatory school uniform, and
intent in her purpose, her back is turned to
the viewer.
Liebermann created various figure studies
for the paintings, including the study offe-
red here. The girl portrayed in the present
work is already included in the first colou-
red compositional sketch. She is one of
the first figures that Liebermann planned
for his image. There is a second, similar
study which also shows the neighbour
next to our girl. The two studies are both
very similar and were probably created
right before the final painting. In contrast
to others, the present study has been
well developed, recognisable in the fact
that the figure is already enveloped in the
patchwork of light. This same patchwork,
as well as the palette of green-brown
colours employed by Liebermann, are
characteristic of the artist and are found
repeatedly in his oeuvre.
CHF 25 000 / 35 000
(€ 23 150 / 32 410)