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On the Sofa by Wilhelm Trübner

On the Sofa

Wilhelm Trübner · 1872

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Artist
Wilhelm Trübner
Date
1872
Location
Alte Nationalgalerie
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THE ARTIST

Wilhelm Trübner

Wilhelm Trübner, a German realist painter, championed 'art for art's sake,' believing beauty resided in the painting itself, not its subject.

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