Portrait of the Painter Sperl

c. 1875/1877

Wilhelm Leibl

Associated Names
Wilhelm Leibl

Artist, German, 1844 - 1900

The image shows the upper half of a man's body in profile, facing left. He holds a mug in his right hand, and his left hand is near his mouth. The man has a beard and mustache, with combed back hair. He wears a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. Light and shadow suggest texture and depth, emphasizing his expression. A pipe extends from his mouth. The background is a plain light color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wolfgang Ratjen [1943-1997], Munich; Wolfgang Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz; Gift 2018 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Billeter, Felix, et al. Wilhelm Leibl: zum 150. Geburtstag. Heidelberg, 1994: no. B11, State ii/iii?.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W. Leibl; lower left in graphite: [undeciphered] 2 / 138 : 95 (slatt 188 : 95); lower left verso in graphite: D28 [underlined]; lower right verso in graphite: 16

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