Käthe Liebermann – Die Tochter des Künstlers
1916
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
93,5 x 74,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2825
Art Historical Context
In the serene portrait *Käthe Liebermann Die Tochter des Künst* (Käthe Liebermann – The Artist's Daughter), painted in 1916, Max Liebermann captures an intimate moment with his daughter. At 93.5 x 74.5 cm, this oil on canvas work from the Belvedere Collection in Vienna showcases the artist's tender gaze on family life amid the turbulence of World War I. Liebermann, then in his late 60s, often turned to personal subjects, blending domestic warmth with his masterful handling of light and brushwork. A leading figure in German Impressionism and co-founder of the Berlin Secession, Liebermann infus...
About the Artist
Max Liebermann · 1847–1935
Max Liebermann (1847–1935) was the towering figure of German Impressionism, an artist whose long career and formidable institutional influence made him the dominant voice in German painting for more than four decades. Born in Berlin into a wealthy Jewish family, he received his earliest training at the Weimar School of Art before traveling to Paris, where sustained exposure to the French Barbizon ...