ID 990491
Lot 381 | MAX LIEBERMANN (1847-1935)
Estimate value
£ 90 000 – 120 000
Judengasse in Amsterdam, Uilenburgersteeg Ecke Jodenbreestraat
signed 'M. Liebermann' (lower right) and signed and indistinctly inscribed '... Max Liebermann' (upper left)
oil on board
14 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. (37.8 x 49.5 cm.)
Painted in 1905
Provenance
Alfred Cassirer, Berlin, by 1914.
Eva Cassirer, Berlin, by descent from the above, in 1932 (the estate of the late Alfred Cassirer).
Robert & Ilse Neumann, Königsberg & Berlin, transferred to St. Gallen, on 17 January 1936.
Sturzeneggersche Gemäldesammlung, St. Gallen, by July 1936.
Dr. Fritz Nathan, St. Gallen, in exchange from the above, on 7 December 1936.
Fischer (probably Galerie Theodor Fischer, Lucerne), by whom acquired from the above, 19 April 1943.
M. Dubico, by whom acquired from the above, before 12 November 1943.
Private collection, United States.
Anonymous sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 3-6 July 1959, lot 208.
Private collection, Caracas, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
E. Hancke, 'Mit Liebermann in Amsterdam' in Kunst und Künstler, no. XII, Berlin, 1914, vol. I, p. 16 (illustrated).
E. Hancke, Max Liebermann. Sein Leben und seine Werke, Berlin, 1914, p. 542 (illustrated p. 437).
E. Hancke, Max Liebermann. Sein Leben und seine Werke, Berlin, 1923, p. 439 (illustrated p. 437).
A. Kuhn, Max Liebermann. Gedanken und Bilder, Munich, 1923, p. 15 (illustrated).
M.J. Friedländer, Max Liebermann, Berlin, 1924, no. 70, p. 209 (illustrated p. 130).
K. Schleffler, 'Die Sammlung Alfred Cassirer', ' in Kunst und Künstler, 1930, vol. XXVIII, no. 1, p. 458.
W.D. 'Die Liebermann-Austellung in der Neuen Galerie (Lothringerstr. 14)' in Neue Freie Press, Vienna, 15 January 1937.
K. Schleffer, Max Liebermann, Munich, 1953, (illustrated pl. 50).
K. Römpler, Der Deutsche Impressionismus, Dresden, 1958, no. 42, p. 50 (illustrated pl. 42).
Weltkunst, no. XXIX, 1959, no. 10 (illustrated p. 30).
M. Eberle, Max Liebermann: Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Ölstudien, vol. II, 1900-1935, Munich, 1996, no. 1905/11, pp. 644-645 (illustrated p. 644).
Exhibited
Berlin, Königliche Akademie der Künste, Max Liebermann, Ausstellung zum 70. Geburtstag des Künstlers, July - August 1917, no. 139, p. 25.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Max Liebermann, June - July 1923, no. 61, p. 7.
Berlin, Preußischen Akademie der Künste, Max Liebermann, Hundert Werke des Künstlers zu seinem 80. Geburtstage, July - July 1927, no. 53, p. 16.
Vienna, Neue Galerie, Max Liebermann, 1937, no. 37, p. 9.
St. Gallen, Kunstmuseum, Max Liebermann, August - October 1948, no. 41, p. 16.
Caracas, Museo De Bellas Artes, Arte Aleman en Venezuela, June - August 1979, no. 9 (titled 'Callejón del barrio judío en Amsterdam').
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Post lot text
The present work is being offered for sale pursuant to an agreement between the consignor and the Heirs of Robert and Ilse Neumann and the Estate of Alfred Cassirer. This resolves any dispute over ownership of the work and title will pass to the buyer.
Artist: | Max Liebermann (1847 - 1935) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
Art style: | Impressionism |
Genre: | Cityscape |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Artist: | Max Liebermann (1847 - 1935) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
Art style: | Impressionism |
Genre: | Cityscape |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Address of auction |
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