Pastel. 20 x 29 cm. Lo. ri. sign. M. Liebermann, framed under glass. Zustand Small rest., tiny foxings. - Expertise: We are grateful to Dr. Margreet Nouwen for kindly confirming the authentictiy. - Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 25.3.87, lot 434; Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama - One of the most important exponent of German impressionism. L. studied at the Berlin academy under C. Steffeck and at the Weimar academy under F. Pauwels. Since 1897 he was professor at the Berlin academy. He was also co-founder of the Berlin secession in 1898 and its president. Mus.: Hamburg (53 paintings in the Hamburger Kunsthalle), München, Hannover, Köln, New York a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Vollmer, Schiefler: M.L. - Sein graphisches Werk 1876-1923, Eberle: M.L. - Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Ölstudien a. others.出处: Sotheby’s London, 25.3.87, lot 434; Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama