Leopold Steidel
Born in 1830.
Died in 1880.
Leopold Steidel was a lithographer active in Zurich. Although his artistic career is only briefly documented, it bears witness to a period in which lithography played an essential role in the dissemination of the visual arts. Steidel practised his profession until his death in 1880, but little information remains about his specific works or his impact in the field.
Lithography, a planographic printing technique, enabled many artists of the period to reproduce and disseminate their creations, and Steidel undoubtedly contributed to this dynamic within Zurich’s art scene.