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.

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Notes and References

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