The image features a scene with figures seated on the ground in a flat landscape that extends into the distance. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky filled with textured clouds. The monochromatic palette consists of black and gray shades, and loose brushstrokes suggest movement. The figures, mostly women, are engaged in various activities.
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Mending the Nets

Max Liebermann (German, 1847 - 1935)

publisher Bruno Cassirer (German, 1872 - 1941)

1894

Medium
etching, drypoint and roulette on laid cream paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 22.6 × 31.5 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 36 × 46.4 cm (14 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
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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