| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART50228 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 53.2 x 41.5cm (sheet) |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Liebermann, Max |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Sturmende Infanterie (Attacking Infantry)
Description
Depicts the German Infantry Army with rifles raised about to attack on the battlefield. This work is a preliminary lithograph for the work 'Sturm' ART50229, made for the 24 December 1914 edition of 'Kriegszeit'. "Kriegszeit" was a pro-war journal produced from 1914-1916 by the Berlin art dealer Paul Cassirer. Max Liebermann (1847-1935) was a German-Jewish painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany.