Modern paintings by German and Austrian masters (1916)
Stransky, Josef, 1872-1936 · New York, The DeVinne press · leaf 40
PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF BY WILHELM LEIBL C25] WILHELM LEIBL Portrait of Himself Painted 1875 Height: 4% inches Width: 2% inchesOil on panel This picture was for years in the possession of the American painterWilliam M. Chase; he obtained it from Leibl during a visit hepaid him in Munich in 1876. [26: … JOHANN SPERL [1840-1914] Sperl will be remembered in the history of art more on accountof his friendship with Leibl than for his own works. He was oneof the first who grasped the great significance of Leibl, he fol-lowed him into the solitude when he became tired of Munich, hecared for him as a…
