Free Period in the Amsterdam Orphanage
Max Liebermann · 1881
Why it's great
Girls in black and white dresses and caps rest and chat in the sunny courtyard of an orphanage in Amsterdam. Max Liebermann painted this when visiting the Netherlands, where he admired the work of Dutch masters. The play of light and shade through the trees is lovely. It's one of his best-known early works.
Where to see it
📍 Städel MuseumFrankfurt, Germany
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Max Liebermann was born in Berlin to a wealthy Jewish family and became the leading German Impressionist. He painted workers, beer gardens and gardens, and he served as president of the Prussian Academy of Arts. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he was forced to give up his positions. He died in Berlin in 1935.
