Peasant Woman with Closed Eyes

1874

Wilhelm Leibl

Associated Names
Wilhelm Leibl

Artist, German, 1844 - 1900

The image shows a portrait of an elderly woman in profile. Only the upper third of her body is depicted, focusing on her head and shoulders. The woman is positioned facing left, her gaze directed downward. Her facial features include deeply etched lines and wrinkles, and she has a calm, composed expression. Her hair is neatly pulled back and covered with a cap. She wears a simple garment around her neck, possibly a scarf, tied in a knot at the front. The background is plain with a light texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.160

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Billeter 1994, no. B8 (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. B8 (electrotype mentioned).


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