ID 1033657
Lot 144 | Bildnis einer Bäuerin, Umkreis Wilhelm Leibl, München, um 1870
Estimate value
€ 1 700
Wilhelm Leibl (1844 - 1900) war ein bedeutender Vertreter des deutschen Realismus. Er stand in ständigem Austausch mit Gustave Courbet und machte auf einer Reise nach Paris Bekanntschaft mit Manet. Um ihn versammelten sich zahlreiche Maler (Leibl-Kreis), die Anhänger von Leibls Idee des "Reinmalerischen" waren. So äußerte sich Leibl zur Portraitmalerei: "Man male den Menschen so, wie er ist, da ist die Seele ohnehin dabei.".
A portrait of a peasant girl, circle of Wilhelm Leibl, Munich, circa 1870
Oil on canvas. Head-and-shoulder portrait of a young peasant woman against a dark background. Clad in a black dress with loose white collar, she faces the viewer with a thoughtful look. Fine craquelures. The stretcher signed "W. Leibl" on the reverse, the canvas with a (barely legible) stamp of a Munich arts supplier. In a gilt wooden profile frame with punched décor. Dimensions of painting 46.5 x 37 cm, dimensions of frame 62.5 x 43 cm.
Wilhelm Leibl (1844 – 1900) was a significant representative of German Realism. He was in constant exchange with Gustave Courbet and made the acquaintance of Manet on a journey to Paris. Numerous painters gathered around him (Leibl Circle) who were followers of his idea of "pure painting". Leibl’s comment on portrait painting: "I paint human beings as they are, so the soul is there in any case".
Condition: II
Auction house category: | Paintings and graphics |
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