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White Bearded Old Man by Wilhelm Leibl

White Bearded Old Man

Wilhelm Leibl · 1866

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Artist
Wilhelm Leibl
Date
1866
Location
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
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THE ARTIST

Wilhelm Leibl

Wilhelm Leibl was a German Realist painter celebrated for his unvarnished portraits and scenes of Bavarian peasant life, capturing reality with an almost photographic clarity.

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