Art, literature & historyWilhelm Leibl
1844–1900
Selected artwork
Julius Mayr
1890
Neue Pinakothek — Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
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Leibl, Leibl Wilhelm, professor w. leibl, Wilhelm Maria Hubert Leibl, wilh. leibl, w. leibl
Biography
Wilhelm Maria Hubertus Leibl (October 23, 1844 – December 4, 1900) was a German realist painter. He became famous for his portraits and depictions of scenes of peasant life.
Leibl was born in Cologne, where his father was the director of the Cathedral choir. He was apprenticed to a locksmith before beginning his artistic training with the local painter Hermann Becker in 1861. He entered the Munich Academy in 1864, subsequently studying with several artists including Karl von Piloty. He set up a group studio in 1869, with Johann Sperl, Theodor Alt, and Rudolf Hirth du Frênes.
At about the same time, Gustave Courbet visited Munich to exhibit his work, making a considerable impression on many of the local artists by his demonstrations of alla prima painting directly from nature. Leibl's paintings, which already reflected his admiration for the Dutch old masters, became looser in style, their subjects rendered with thickly brushed paint against dark backgrounds.
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- Hermann Heinrich Beckereditorial inference
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- Alexander Straehubereditorial inference
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- Eberhard Boureleditorial inference
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- Arthur von Rambergeditorial inference
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- Karl von Pilotyeditorial inference
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Wilhelm Leibl. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art26 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art5 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago3 recorded works
- Neue Pinakothek — Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen1 recorded work