On the Floor of the Barn

Lesser Ury, born in Birnbaum in the province of Posen (now Poznan, Poland), the son of a Jewish baker, was a German painter who distinguished himself in depicting Berlin’s urban life in colourful Impressionism, focusing on the streets and coffee houses of the big city. Although a running feud with Max Liebermann - his senior in age and rank, and chairman of the Berliner Secession movement - substantially hindered his artistic career, his fame grew over the years with numerous exhibitions, including at the Berliner Secession in 1922 and in the Berlin National Gallery in 1931.

Międzychód, Poland