Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00–5:00

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Therese Bauer (Head of a Young Farmgirl Facing Right)

c. 1875/1877

Wilhelm Leibl

Associated Names

Wilhelm Leibl

Artist, German, 1844 - 1900

The image shows a close-up of a person's upper body, focusing on the head and shoulders. The individual is facing slightly to the right, with their head turned towards the viewer. The facial features are subtly detailed with shadows, and the person has a thoughtful expression. They are wearing a dark headscarf or hat covering most of their hair, along with a dark garment that covers their shoulders. A small earring is visible on one ear. The background is plain and textured, with no distinct objects or patterns. In the bottom right corner, the name "V. Zein" is signed.

Download

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

etching on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Wolfgang Ratjen Foundation in Memory of Wolfgang Ratjen on the 75th Anniversary of His Birth
Dimensions

plate: 5.8 × 7.7 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
sheet: 24.5 × 32.1 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2018.129.12
Catalogue Raisonné

Billeter 1994, no. B16, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Stiftung Ratjen

Bibliography

1994

Billeter, Felix, et al. Wilhelm Leibl: zum 150. Geburtstag. Heidelberg, 1994: no. B16, ii/iii

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and ink: W. Leibl; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: D403 / 7150

You may be interested in