1895
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Tavern Garden in Rosenheim is a 1895 ink by Max Liebermann, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy outdoor scene at a tavern. People sit at tables under a big tree, drinking and chatting. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to show the crowd, the building, and the garden—it looks like they were in a hurry to get it down. The rough, textured look comes from the way it was made—this is an etching, where the artist scratches into metal plates to create the lines. The whole scene feels lively but a little messy, like a snapshot of a real moment. Next, check out etching to see how artists use metal plates and acid to make prints like this.
Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe.
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