This is a drawing of an outdoor scene with chairs and trees. The image shows a setting likely resembling a public park or garden, with empty chairs scattered around. The trees are sketched with swift lines, conveying movement and dappled light filtering through the foliage. The drawing uses light and dark shading to give depth and dimension to the scene, maintaining an airy, informal quality in the representation of this open space.

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Max Liebermann (German, 1847 - 1935)

Medium: etching in black on wove paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 23 x 32 cm (9 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.) ; sheet: 33 x 51.2 cm (13 x 20 3/16 in.)
Culture: German
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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