The image shows a young girl seated in an armchair, engrossed in reading a book. She has short dark hair, is wearing a light-colored dress, and dark-striped socks. The chair has sketched lines indicating a cushioned texture, and there are fabric details on the lower part of the chair. The background is minimal with indistinct lines.
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The Artist's Daughter Käthe Reading in a Chair

Max Liebermann (German, 1847 - 1935)

1893/1895

Medium
black chalk and heightened with white chalk on gray wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 27.5 x 33 cm (10 13/16 x 13 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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