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Max Liebermann
German Impressionist Painter, 1847-1935
Max Liebermann (July 20 1847 ?C February 8 1935) was a German painter and printmaker in etching and lithography.
The son of a Jewish businessman from Berlin, Liebermann first studied law and philosophy at the University of Berlin, but later studied painting and drawing in Weimar in 1869, in Paris in 1872, and in the Netherlands in 1876-77. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870?C71), Liebermann served as a medic with the Order of St. John near Metz. After living and working for some time in Munich, he finally returned to Berlin in 1884, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was married in 1884 to Martha Liebermann (1857-1943, see portrait by Anders Zorn).
Together with Lovis Corinth and Max Slevogt, Liebermann became an exponent of German Impressionism. He used his own inherited wealth to assemble an impressive collection of French Impressionist works. He later chose scenes of the bourgeoisie, as well as aspects of his garden near Lake Wannsee, as motifs for his paintings. In Berlin, he became a famous painter of portraits; his work is especially close in spirit to Édouard Manet.
"Boys Bathing" Neue PinakothekFrom 1899 to 1911 he led the premier avant-garde formation in Germany, the Berliner Secession. Beginning in 1920 he was president of the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1933 he resigned when the academy decided to no longer exhibit works by Jewish artists. While watching the Nazis celebrate their victory by marching through the Brandenburg Gate, Liebermann was reported to have commented: "Ich kann gar nicht so viel fressen, wie ich kotzen möchte" ("I could not eat as much as I would like to vomit.")
On 30 April 2006, the Max Liebermann Society opened a permanent museum in the Liebermann family's villa in Berlin-Wannsee. The artist's wife, Martha Liebermann, was forced to sell the building in 1940. In 1943 she committed suicide in the family home, Haus Liebermann, hours before police came to deport her to Theresienstadt concentration camp.
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Beer Garden in Munich (nn02)
1884
Oil on canvas,37 1/4 x 27'' Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen Neue Pinakothek,Munich
Painting ID:: 23213
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Beer_Garden_in_Munich_(nn02)
1884
Oil on canvas,37 1/4 x 27'' Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen Neue Pinakothek,Munich
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Bathing Youths (nn02)
1898
Oil on canvas
48 x 59 1/2'' Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen,Neue Pinakothek,Munich
Painting ID:: 23216
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Bathing_Youths_(nn02)
1898
Oil on canvas
48 x 59 1/2'' Bayerische Staatsgemaldesammlungen,Neue Pinakothek,Munich
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Beach Seach Scene at Nordwijk (nn02)
1908
Oil on canvas 26 x 32 1/4'' Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
Painting ID:: 23217
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Beach_Seach_Scene_at_Nordwijk_(nn02)
1908
Oil on canvas 26 x 32 1/4'' Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum Hannover
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Self-Portrait with Cap
mk52
1925
Oil on canvas
112x89cm
Neue Nationalgalerie,Berlin
Painting ID:: 27129
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Self-Portrait_with_Cap
mk52
1925
Oil on canvas
112x89cm
Neue Nationalgalerie,Berlin
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The Parrot Walk at Amsterdam Zoo
mk87
1902
Oil on canvas
88.1x72.5cm
Bremen,Kunsthalle Bremen
Painting ID:: 34025
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The_Parrot_Walk_at_Amsterdam_Zoo
mk87
1902
Oil on canvas
88.1x72.5cm
Bremen,Kunsthalle Bremen
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Max_Liebermann
German Impressionist Painter, 1847-1935
Max Liebermann (July 20 1847 ?C February 8 1935) was a German painter and printmaker in etching and lithography.
The son of a Jewish businessman from Berlin, Liebermann first studied law and philosophy at the University of Berlin, but later studied painting and drawing in Weimar in 1869, in Paris in 1872, and in the Netherlands in 1876-77. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870?C71), Liebermann served as a medic with the Order of St. John near Metz. After living and working for some time in Munich, he finally returned to Berlin in 1884, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was married in 1884 to Martha Liebermann (1857-1943, see portrait by Anders Zorn).
Together with Lovis Corinth and Max Slevogt, Liebermann became an exponent of German Impressionism. He used his own inherited wealth to assemble an impressive collection of French Impressionist works. He later chose scenes of the bourgeoisie, as well as aspects of his garden near Lake Wannsee, as motifs for his paintings. In Berlin, he became a famous painter of portraits; his work is especially close in spirit to Édouard Manet.
"Boys Bathing" Neue PinakothekFrom 1899 to 1911 he led the premier avant-garde formation in Germany, the Berliner Secession. Beginning in 1920 he was president of the Prussian Academy of Arts. In 1933 he resigned when the academy decided to no longer exhibit works by Jewish artists. While watching the Nazis celebrate their victory by marching through the Brandenburg Gate, Liebermann was reported to have commented: "Ich kann gar nicht so viel fressen, wie ich kotzen möchte" ("I could not eat as much as I would like to vomit.")
On 30 April 2006, the Max Liebermann Society opened a permanent museum in the Liebermann family's villa in Berlin-Wannsee. The artist's wife, Martha Liebermann, was forced to sell the building in 1940. In 1943 she committed suicide in the family home, Haus Liebermann, hours before police came to deport her to Theresienstadt concentration camp.
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