Paul Cassirer, Berlin (acquired directly from the artist in June 1923)
Hugo Perls, Berlin (acquired from the above in December 1923)
Private Collection, Hamburg (acquired circa 1940)
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 29th June 2001, lot 20
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner and thence by descent

Matthias Eberle, Max Liebermann 1847-1935. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Ölstudien 1900-1935, Munich, 1996, vol. II, no. 1923/48, illustrated p. 1100 

The canvas is not lined and there appear to be no signs of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in good original condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although slightly brighter and fresher in the original than in the printed catalogue.
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Allee im Tiergarten mit Reitern und Spaziergangern belongs to𒐪 Liebermann's celebrated series of works depicting the bourgeoisie of Berlin at leisure. From 1917 onwards he painted numerous views of the park, capturing the light effects of different seasons or times of day and studying the relationship between nature and urban life. In the present work, Liebermann has presented the park on a sunny day, with mothers and their children on both sides of the painting walking with strollers and dressed in fashionable attire. Between them a path recedes into the distance containing five figures all on horseback, two of which appear to be galloping straight towards the viewer. The composition is made up of the vertical lines of trees and the diagonal pull of the two most prominent paths receding into the middle ground, drawing the viewer into the centre of the picture. The two main rows of trees with their arching crowns create the illusion of an interior which is accentuated by the interplay of light and shadow. The sun rays coming through the trees illuminate the path and the figures in the light, creating a lively contrast with the darker shadowy patches.