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Around 1900 the Hamburger Kunsthalle, under the direction of Alfred Lichtwark, was particularly active in art education. A key aspect of his vision was the development of a collection showcasing works from the Hanseatic city. Artists were commissioned by Lichtwark to portray prominent Hamburg citizens and city views. Lichtwark entrusted commissions to painters he highly admired, this is how Slevogt created a portrait of Senator William Henry O’Swald for the Kunsthalle in 1905. He also produced several landscapes of the Alster river including this one. While Max Liebermann, in his painting Sommerabend an der Alster focused on elegant ladies in their boats, Slevogt paid little attention to human figures. Instead was captivated by the atmospheric qualities of the skies and waters the shading colors and light of the evening. |