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Signature of Wilhelm Leibl

Wilhelm Leibl

German artist (1844–1900)

† 1900 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; cross-wiki notability: 28 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Wilhelm Leibl was born on October 23, 1844 in Cologne and died on December 4, 1900 in Würzburg, aged 56. Recorded occupations: painter, graphic artist and draftsperson. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia. Associated movement: French Realism. Notable works include “Three Women in Church”, “Portrait of Mrs Gedon”, “Mädchen mit der Nelke”, “In a farmhouse interior” and “Portrait of Freiherr Max von Perfall auf Greifenstein (1814-1877)”. Educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium. Member of Leibl-Kreis.

At a glance
Born
October 23, 1844 · Cologne
Died
December 4, 1900 · Würzburg
Age at death
56
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations
painter, graphic artist, draftsperson
Movements
French Realism
Notable works
Three Women in Church, Portrait of Mrs Gedon, Mädchen mit der Nelke, In a farmhouse interior, Portrait of Freiherr Max von Perfall auf Greifenstein (1814-1877)
Education
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium
Wikipedia editions
28 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Wilhelm Leibl's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1900 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q704661 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Wilhelm Leibl on Wikipedia.

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