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    • Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann

    The Flax Barn at Laren

    £185.00
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren

    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann

    The Flax Barn at Laren

    £185.00
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    This late-19th-century etching by German draughtsman Albert Kruger (b. 1858) is after a painting by Max Liebermann (1847-1935).

    The rhythmical monotony of the spinners, organised like a rigid machine, echoes through the low barn. Youths, hunched by square windows, wind flax onto spindles. While women stand in clogged feet, working tirelessly with aching bones.

    Liebermann captured their daily grind with aplomb, avoiding sentiment in favour of laborious reality. Yet, amid this harsh environment, he celebrates their efforts. The composition conveys determination with its lines and strong verticals while the atmosphere is one of steel rather than tortuous circumstance.

    Liebermann was a realist yet he found light among the ordinary.

    Originally published in The Art Journal, 1893, alongside a biography.

    Held in a contemporary frame and glazed.

    Learn more about Albert Kruger in our directory.

    Medium: Etching on paper
    Overall size: 16½” x 12” / 42cm x 31cm
    Year of creation: 1893
    Condition: Artwork presents well.
    Our reference: BRV1339

    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren
    Albert Kruger After Max Liebermann, The Flax Barn at Laren

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    We care profoundly about our role as custodians and every piece in the collection has been assessed by our conservator. When required, we undertake professional restoration carefully using reversible techniques and adopt a light touch to retain the aged charm of each work. We also often restore frames rather than replace them as many are original and selected by the artists themselves.

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