Wilhelm Leibl

1844–1900 · Realism & Academic

Biography

Wilhelm Leibl (1844–1900) was a German realist painter, admired by Courbet. Settling in rural Bavaria, he painted peasant life and portraits with great honesty and technical brilliance, leading a group of realist painters known as the Leibl circle.

Paintings in this gallery (1)

Three Women in Church

Wilhelm Leibl · 1878–1882

Famous works elsewhere

Portrait of Freiherr Max von Perfall auf Greifenstein (1814-1877) 1877
Portrait of Mrs Gedon 1869
In a farmhouse interior 1890