LIEBERMANN’S LIFE’S WORK The first American exhibit of works by Max Liebermann is on display at the Jewish Museum. Liebermann (1847-1935) was known for both his paintings and his collecting, introducing modern (mostly French) art to Germany. The exhibit focuses on stylistic changes in Liebermann’s work as the social and political climate around him changed, and examines how the artist’s Jewish identity informed his aesthetic choices. A highlight is the painting “The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple” (1879), which the Bavarian parliament condemned as blasphemous and anti-Christian. In response, Liebermann altered the painting, transforming a “too Jewish-looking” Jesus into an Aryan figure. The painting has never been shown before in America. The retrospective, organized by the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, includes approximately 45 paintings. Through July 30, Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-423-3200, $10 general, $7.50 students and seniors, free for children and members.

SHARED INSPIRATION Recent paintings by Kate Lehman and Sarah Lamb are on display at Spanierman Gallery. Both painters offer still lifes in the tradition of 18th-century French painter Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, along with landscapes, figures, and interiors. Through Saturday, April 1, Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Spanierman Gallery, 45 E. 58th St., 212-832-8114, free.

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