About Leo Lerch
Lived 1856 – 1892 (aged 35). Leo Lerch was a painter.
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. He studied at the Munich Academy and was a pupil of Ludwig von Löfftz. 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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Who was Leo Lerch?
Czech painter (1856-1892)
When was Leo Lerch born?
Leo Lerch was born on 13 August 1856 in Prague.
When did Leo Lerch die?
Leo Lerch died on 6 May 1892 in Prague.
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Leo Lerch was a painter.
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