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"Boulevard of the Parrots," Max Liebermann, 1902.

Liebermann (1847-1935) was that rare creature, a German Impressionist. Like his French colleagues, he was fascinated by light and movement, but always insisted on portraying his subjects clearly.

This was done in the Amsterdam Zoological Garden, depicting the visitors in their summer best, strolling down a promenade where parrots are displayed on perches.

Liebermann was a leading figure in the German art world, including being a leader of the Berlin Secession, a group of artists that broke with the traditional crowd and sought to promote modern work. He was President of the Berlin Academy of the Arts during the Weimar years. A Jew, he was persecuted by Nazis but died quietly at home before the Holocaust began. When the Nazis took over, he's reported to have said to a friend, "I could not possibly eat as much as I would like to throw up." His widow took her own life rather than be taken to a concentration camp, and much of his known works, and his private collection, were looted, with many works still lost.

From the Kunsthalle Bremen.

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"Blooming Poppy," Max Schlichting, 1895.

A German Impressionist, Schlichting (1866-1937) was a bit of a standout, as Germany wasn't known for Impressionism. Some other German artists sniffed at his embrace of the style, seeing it as too French, but he soldiered on.

Much of his work depicts scenes in France, Flanders, and the Netherlands, with relatively little art of German subjects. He became a noted teacher of art, and also was an illustrator of various books, and the New York Herald and the British "World" paper.

A nice little scene; Schlichting hasn't undergone a revival yet, but that may happen soon.

From the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

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