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Collection Publications: Klinger to Kollwitz Labels
Like Menzel, Liebermann considered the act of drawing to be fundamentally important. While the artist's personality, imagination, and intuition may be lost in the process of working on a painting, they are preserved in a quick sketch or study.
In the late nineteenth century, Liebermann explored the theme of children at play. During visits to the Netherlands in the late 1890s, he executed several paintings, sketches, and oil studies on the subject of girls walking to school. The poses of the young girl in this drawing may be related to an oil painting of 1898 entitled Schulgang in Laren (Going to School in Laren, private collection).
In the late nineteenth century, Liebermann explored the theme of children at play. During visits to the Netherlands in the late 1890s, he executed several paintings, sketches, and oil studies on the subject of girls walking to school. The poses of the young girl in this drawing may be related to an oil painting of 1898 entitled Schulgang in Laren (Going to School in Laren, private collection).
