Adolph von Menzel

German · 1815–1905 · Painter, Printmaker

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two… (Wikipedia)

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Stehende Rüstungen (aus der Folge der Rüstkammer-Phantasien)Grisebach · Nov 2014€3,295,000≈ $4,110,513≈ £2,606,209Sign up to see
Emilie in roter BluseGrisebach · Jun 2016€1,045,000≈ $1,167,683≈ £808,365Sign up to see
Das Chorgestühl im Dom zu MainzKetterer Kunst · Oct 2006€333,450≈ $422,915≈ £223,611Sign up to see

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Skizzen vom Berliner Hofball. 17. Februar 1881
Drawing
22 × 16,8 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 238
€5,250≈ $5,845≈ £3,819Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Grisebach ↗
Frau mit Mantille im Profil nach rechts, 1894
Drawing
21 × 13 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 239
€31,250≈ $34,794≈ £22,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
Regensburger Häuser, 1894
Drawing
21 × 13 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 246
€36,250≈ $40,361≈ £26,373Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
Junge Frau im Biedermeierkleid. (Vor) 1850
Watercolor · Paper
17,9 × 14,8 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 247
€75,000≈ $83,505≈ £54,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
Omnibus (Erinnerung), Um 1848
Drawing
17,8 × 20,8 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 248
€50,000≈ $55,670≈ £36,376Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €40,000–60,000View at Grisebach ↗
Im Peterskeller zu Salzburg, 1888
Gouache
20,4 × 26,9 cm
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015 · Lot 255
€81,250≈ $90,464≈ £59,111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €50,000–70,000View at Grisebach ↗
Studie eines alten Mannes mit Brille
Drawing
12,6 x 8,6 cm
Lempertz · May 16, 2015 · Lot 1198
€4,836≈ $5,478≈ £3,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
Studienblatt (Zwei Männer, oben rechts eventuell Bismarck und drei Hände, eine mit Fächer)
Watercolor
17 × 13 cm
Grisebach · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 190
€25,000≈ $31,188≈ £19,774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Grisebach ↗
Frauenhände, einen Schirm aufspannend. (Nach) 1885
Watercolor
13,9 × 10,7 cm
Grisebach · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 191
€13,125≈ $16,373≈ £10,381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗
Konvolut von fünf Skizzen und einem Autographen
Drawing
Grisebach · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 194
€5,000≈ $6,238≈ £3,955Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Grisebach ↗

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About Adolph von Menzel

Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich, he is considered one of the two most prominent German painters of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany. First known as Adolph Menzel, he was knighted in 1898 and changed his name to Adolph von Menzel.

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In museum collections

Der Bärenzwinger im zoologischen Garten (The Bear Pit in the Zoological Gardens), 1851
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Japanese Artist at Work, 1886
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Heads of a Man and a Woman, 1899
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Study of a Woman, c. 1875/1890
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0