Liebermann Max Painter (3 results)

Oblong 8vo (postcard). ½ page. Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau. - One of the most important representatives of German Impressionism, Liebermann painted scenes of the bourgeoisie as well as his garden near Lake Wannsee, was a noted portraitist receiving more than 200 commissions over the years, depicted Albert Einstein and Paul von Hindenburg, and served as president of the Berlin Secession from 1899 to 1911. - Postmark on verso slightly showing through; a few small ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.

Folio (223 x 282 mm). 1 p. Album leaf with printed borders, printed caption "Beitrag zum Selbstschriftenalbum 'Deutschlands Zukunft'", and pre-printed form for biographical data, mounted on a sheet of parchment paper (ca. 330 x 344 mm). A political sentiment in defence of the Weimar Republic: "'Es kann ja sein, daß Gott für Deutschland noch eine zweite Zeit des Zerfalls und darauf eine neue Ruhmeszeit vorhat; auf der neuen Basis der Republik' - Nachdem sich der Anfang dieses Ausspruchs Bismarck's aus dem Jahre 1893 leider so schnell u. fürchterlich bewahrheitet hat, geht auch dessen Ende in Erfüllung: wie ich zuversichtlich hoffe [.]". Written as a contribution to Friedrich Koslowsky's facsimile anthology "Deutschlands Köpfe der Gegenwart über Deutschlands Zukunft" (Berlin, 1928). - A pretty item from the time when Liebermann, long retired from the public scene, had once more become a very visible figure upon his 80th birthday, receiving congratulations from international celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Heinrich and Thomas Mann, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Heinrich Zille, and being honoured with a birthday exhibition by the city of Berlin. - Koslowsky 100.

Oblong 8vo. 1 p. Confirming that he has received a painting by Adolph Menzel for a Munich exhibition: "Von Herrn Julius Schiff 'Procession im Garten' von A. Menzel für die Ausstellung in München empfangen zu haben, bescheinigt Max Liebermann". - Small label, monogram stamp "LS" and ms. number "118".