Lady in a Café

Lesser Ury1919-1921

Young woman in a hat and coat sipping a drink though a straw. Signed and titled in lower left. Numbered 67/100 in lower right.

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Title: Lady in a Café
Creator: Ury, Lesser
Creator Lifespan: 1861/1931
Date Created: 1919-1921
Subject: Women in art
Repository: Leo Baeck Institute at the Center for Jewish History
Physical Dimensions: w25.8 x h32 cm
Artist Biography: Lesser Ury (1861-1931) settled in Berlin in 1887, after many years traveling and study all over Europe. His initial friendship with Max Liebermann soon turned into bitter hostility that lasted for the better part of their lives. As a result, Liebermann ensured that Ury was not invited to become a member of the Berlin Secession. This ended in 1911, when Corinth became the Secession president. His work received long overdue national recognition with a retrospective show presented by Paul Cassirer in 1916. Ury was among the few German artists who made pastel painting popular in Germany. But foremost, Ury has been celebrated as the painter of his adopted hometown, Berlin. He died in 1931, almost penniless, and was buried in the honorary section of the Jewish cemetery at WeiÃensee.
Type: Drypoint
Rights: This material may be used for personal, research, and educational purposes only. Any other use without prior authorization is prohibited. Please contact LBI librarians at lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org for further information.
External Link: LBI Art Collection, Center for Jewish History
Medium: Ink on paper

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