Wilhelm Leibl: The Art of Seeing by Bernhard von Waldkirch and Marianne von Manstein

Wilhelm Leibl -1844-1900 is regarded as one of the most significant portraitists and an important representative of Realism in Europe. With large-format illustrations of 40 paintings and 60 drawings this volume accompanies the first comprehensive museum exhibition with a focus on portraits and representations of figures to be shown in Switzerland and Austria. Wilhelm Leibl explained his individual and modern figure painting with his retreat to the countryside.