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Standing Nude Girl, n. d.

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Etching on paper
36×23.5 cm

Artists

  • Lesser Ury

    (Birnbaum/Międzychód 1861–1931 Berlin)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
The artist Ury Lesser (1861–1931) aimed for a psychologizing effect of the facial features in this figure study. In places, the glaring light breaks up the drawing’s outlines, while the atmospheric lighting was achieved through hatching. Lesser is considered an early exponent of Impressionism, though his busy street scenes initially did not meet with any approval. A loner, he had high expectations of himself and found it difficult to gain a foothold in the metropolis Berlin. A conflict with the painter Max Liebermann (1847–1935) made him shun all the renowned artists’ associations of his time. It was only towards the end of his career that he received accolades.

Object data

Artist/author
Title
Standing Nude Girl
Date
n. d.
Art movement
Impressionism, Naturalism I Realism
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Etching on paper
Dimensions
36×23.5 cm
Signature
Signed lower left: L. Ury; numbered lower right: 33/100
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 2751
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Keywords

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D.);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (1994)

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