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Franz von Lenbach, born in Schrobenhausen in 1836, who died in Munich in 1904, studied under Carl Theodor von Piloty at the Munich Academy. He visited Rome in 1858 and later copied Old Masters in Italy and Spain for Count Schack. This sustained encounter with earlier painting informed his development before portraiture became the principal field of his success.
From the 1870s, dark tones and concentrated lighting characterised his portraits. His sitters included Bismarck, Wagner and Liszt. Looking towards Rubens, Titian and Veronese did not prevent him from using photography as a working aid. These portraits helped shape the public presentation of political, economic and artistic elites. Technical virtuosity and the staging of the individual worked together to produce a distinctive image of social standing.
This profile brings together identity references for Franz von Lenbach and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
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Graphit und Pastellkreide auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-09-06
Published result : 2476 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on wood
Dreiviertelporträt eines bärtigen Mannes, 1894
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2020-06-24
Published result : 3877 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 3000–4000
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Oil on wood
Otto von Bismarck
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2019-03-20
Published result : 10939 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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