Leo Lerch Explained

Leo, Léon, or Lev Lerch (13 August 1856 – 6 May 1892) was a painter from Austria-Hungary.

Life

Leo Lerch was born in Smíchov, near Prague, on 13 August 1856.^[1] He studied at the Munich Academy and was a pupil of Ludwig von Löfftz.^[2] He became known as a history painter. He won a bronze medal in Paris at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He died in Smíchov on 6 May 1892.

Holdings

• Munich (Neue Pinakothek): Pietà
• Prague (Galerie Rudolfinum): Bust of an Old Man
• Prague (National Gallery Prague): "Will o the Wisp" ^[3]

Sources

• Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf, eds. (2021). "Lerch, Leo". In Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank - Online. K. G. Saur. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
• Weitenweber, Vilém (13 May 1892). "Lev Lerch". Zlatá Praha, 9(26): pp. 311–312. (in Czech).
• "Lerch, Leo or Léon". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Notes and References

1. Benezit 2011.
2. Beyer, et al., eds. 2021.
3. Web site: Lev Lerch - Will o the Wisp . 2 June 1888 .