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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Selbstbildnis im Kasseler Atelier, 1847
Watercolor
17,5 × 13,7 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 137
€48,800≈ $60,697≈ £38,931Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–25,000View at Grisebach ↗
Auf einem Stuhl sitzende Dame im Ballkleid, aus einem Suppentässchen löffelnd, 1878
Drawing
17,2 × 10,6 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 141
€36,600≈ $45,523≈ £29,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €25,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
Mann mit einem Vogelkäfig, 1883
Drawing
21,2 × 12,2 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 142
€20,740≈ $25,796≈ £16,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €12,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
Frauenbildnis, 1882
Drawing
20,4 × 12,7 cm
Grisebach · May 30, 2012 · Lot 143
€26,840≈ $33,384≈ £21,412Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €22,000–25,000View at Grisebach ↗
HEAD OF AN ITALIAN
Drawing · Paper
12 x 20,5 cm
Lempertz · May 13, 2012 · Lot 1559
€26,840≈ $34,742≈ £21,607Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Lempertz ↗
A PRIEST HOLDING A MONSTRANCE
Drawing · Paper
24,5 x 15 cm
Lempertz · May 13, 2012 · Lot 1560
€10,980≈ $14,213≈ £8,839Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
Drei sitzende Kinder und ein Kinderköpfchen, Aquarellproben, 1860
Drawing
12,5 x 18,3 cm (4,9 x 7,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 134
€6,250≈ $8,259≈ £5,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Dienstmann wie er sein sollte, 1880
Drawing
8,8 x 5,3 cm (3,4 x 2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 136
€938≈ $1,240≈ £766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Zwei friderizianische Offiziere im Gespräch, 1853
Oil
35,5 × 27,5 cm
Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 155
€140,300≈ $187,820≈ £120,699Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €140,000–160,000View at Grisebach ↗
Alter Hof. 1880er Jahre
Drawing
20,8 × 12,9 cm
Grisebach · Nov 23, 2011 · Lot 167
€75,640≈ $101,259≈ £65,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View 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