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Leopold Schmutzler
Leopold Schmutzler

Leopold Schmutzler

German, 1864–1941
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Leopold Schmutzler was a Bohemian-born German painter. He specialized in portraits, semi-erotic female figures, and Rococo-style genre scenes. In his later years, he became associated with the Nazi Party.

He was born in Stříbro. He was the son of a saddler and innkeeper, who also gave him his first drawing lessons. Originally, he planned to attend the "Naval School of Music" in Pula, but was turned down for poor eyesight. From 1880 to 1882, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna with Christian Griepenkerl (the person who later rejected Hitler's application to the Academy). After that, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts Munich and studied with Otto Seitz. He settled there after his graduation in 1885. He also spent brief study periods in Rome and Paris.

By the turn of the century, he had become one of the busiest portrait painters in Munich. He received important commissions from the Bavarian Royal Family, but also portrayed dancers and other popular performers. In fact, one of his best-known portraits was of the actress Lili Marberg (1876–1962) in the role of Salome.

His style was generally realistic with Art-Deco elements. He always paid great attention to his subject's clothing but, conversely, also painted many nudes. In the thirties, he became a supporter of the Nazis and created a series of works that reflected the Blut und Boden ideology. In 1940, not long before his death, Jungfrauen nach der Arbeit (Maidens after Work) won a major award at the "Große Deutsche Kunstausstellung" in the Haus der Kunst and was purchased by Hitler for 7,000 Reichsmarks.

His association with the Nazi regime virtually destroyed his career outside Germany, and his posthumous reputation, although his works may still be seen at several museums, including the Frye Art Museum in Seattle whose founder, Charles Frye (1858–1940), was a great admirer of Schmutzler's pre–Nazi work.

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Portrait Lili Marberg

Portrait Lili Marberg

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A portrait of an elegant woman

A portrait of an elegant woman

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Temptation

Temptation

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Young woman with guitar

Young woman with guitar

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Spanish beauty with guitar

Spanish beauty with guitar

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Damenbildnis

Damenbildnis

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A Young Beauty

A Young Beauty

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A Young Beauty,

A Young Beauty,

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A Dance Rehearsal

A Dance Rehearsal

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Bildnis einer Dame mit rotem Haar und Hut

Bildnis einer Dame mit rotem Haar und Hut

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Dame mit Margeritenstrauß

Dame mit Margeritenstrauß

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The Flamenco Dancer

The Flamenco Dancer

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Lili Marberg as Salome

Lili Marberg as Salome (c. 1905)

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A Young Lady With A Straw Hat

A Young Lady With A Straw Hat

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Young Beauty

Young Beauty

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Schöne mit Weinkaraffe

Schöne mit Weinkaraffe

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Verführerischer Blick

Verführerischer Blick

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