Leopold Schmutzler (Mies 1864-1940 Munich)
"Salome"
(Actress Lili Marberg in Oscar Wilde's Salome)
circa 1905
oil on cardboard
139 x 95 cm
signed upper left: Leop. Schmutzler
The Daulton Collection
This is Schmutzler's most famous painting.
In 1903, Oscar Wilde's one-act play, Salome, was
first performed in Munich and remained on the program for 5 years. The title role was played by the actress Lili Marberg (1876-1962); she was painted in this role by various painters, including Leopold Schmutzler whose painting caused a sensation.
