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    Artist

  • Samberger, Leo, 1861-1949

    • Title

  • Portrait of Hermann Bach

  • Physical Description

    1 painting : oil on panel ; 82.6 x 67 cm ; 32.5 x 26.25 in

  • Date

    1917

  • Notes

    Signed and dated in lower right

  • Summary

    Elderly man in dark loose suit with dark burgundy tie, and tie pin. He leans slightly forward, his expression engaging. Carved gilt frame in good condition.

  • Subject

    Men, Portraits

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Paintings; Oil paintings

  • Part Of

    Marietta Bach Family Collection, AR 10972

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Biographical/Historical Information

Hermann Bach (1851-1930) was born in Fischach to Israel Bach and Sara (née Deller), the second of nine children. Hermann married Mathilde (née Benario), and they had several children. Hermann owned a textile company in Munich with his brother, Isidor.

Leo Samberger (1861-1949) was a German painter and portraitist. He grew up in Bamberg and had studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he then set up his studio. Samberger was one of the founding members of the Munich Secession in the 1890s.

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Citation

Samberger, Leo: Portrait of Hermann Bach, Leo Baeck Institute, 99.3.