Portrait of an Old Peasant Woman, in Profile to the Right

1874

Wilhelm Leibl

Associated Names
Wilhelm Leibl

Artist, German, 1844 - 1900

The image shows a close-up side profile portrait of an elderly individual, focusing on the head and upper torso. The person is positioned in profile facing the right side of the image, with detailed facial features such as a pronounced nose, deep-set eyes, and visible wrinkles. They wear a beanie or cap, and a dark scarf or shawl around their neck. The background is plain, and there is a signature and date "W. Geirl 1874" in the upper right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.159

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Billeter 1994, no. B7 (electrotype mentioned)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1880

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 1, no. 11 (September 1880): page 483.

1994

  • Billeter, Felix, et al. Wilhelm Leibl: zum 150. Geburtstag. Heidelberg, 1994: no. B7 (electrotype mentioned).

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