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| The Ropewalk in Edam |
Artist:Max Liebermann (German, Berlin 1847–1935 Berlin)
Date:1904
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:39 3/4 x 28 in. (101 x 71.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Reisinger Fund, 1916
Accession Number:16.148.2
Liebermann painted The Ropewalk in Edam during a visit to the small Dutch town, situated near the Zuider Zee about thirteen miles northeast of Amsterdam . The painting illustrates laborers manufacturing rope by twisting together strands of fiber. The work was done along a path known as a ropewalk. In the background is the canal that links Edam to the Zuider Zee.
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