The German painter’s clear-eyed realism brought him to the attention of Gustave Courbet in the 1870s, and would later be an important influence on Vincent Van Gogh. A collaboration with the Kunsthaus Zürich, this show brings together more than 100 paintings and drawings. Find out more from the Albertina’s website.
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Girl with a White Headscarf (c. 1876), Wilhelm Leibl. Photo: bpk/Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlung
The Village Politicians (1877), Wilhelm Leibl. Photo: SIK-ISEA, Zurich/Lutz Hartmann
Portrait of a Young Woman (1889), Wilhelm Leibl
Self-portrait (1891), Wilhelm Leibl. Photo: © Kunthaus Zürich
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