Lesende Frau (Martha Liebermann, geb. Marckwald). Um 1885.
Pen and India ink drawing.
Signed lower right. On paper. 18 x 11.5 cm (7 x 4.5 in), size of sheet.
The portrait was presumably made shortly after the wedding on 14 September, 1884. [SM].

This work's authenticity has kindly been confirmed orally by Drs. Margreet Nouwen, Berlin. We are grateful for her expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Collection Werner Eberhard Müller, Leipzig (verso with estate stamp).