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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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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Born 1815, WrocławDied 1905, BerlinOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q164961 ↗ULAN 500018924 ↗Museum works 24

realism

Also known as ad. menzel, Adolʹf Ment︠s︡elʹ, adole menzel, adolf friedr. menzel, Adolf, Friedr. von Menzel, adolf friedrich erdmann menzel, adolf friedrich erdmann von menzel, adolf friedrich menzel and 5 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Adolph von Menzel, Der Bärenzwinger im zoologischen Garten (The Bear Pit in the Zoological Gardens) — **Der Bärenzwinger im zoologischen Garten (The Bear Pit in the Zoological Gardens)**1851 · lithograph on Chine appliqué on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, Japanese Artist at Work — **Japanese Artist at Work**1886 · graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, Heads of a Man and a Woman — **Heads of a Man and a Woman**1899 · graphite with stump
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth B. Benedict in memory of he…

Adolph von Menzel, Study of a Woman — **Study of a Woman**c. 1875/1890 · graphite with stump
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Bertha Leubsdorf in memory of he…

Adolph von Menzel, Woman in Court Dress — **Woman in Court Dress**graphite with stump
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth B. Benedict in memory of he…

Adolph von Menzel, Flight of Stone Steps in a Garden — **Flight of Stone Steps in a Garden**graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …

Adolph von Menzel, Laying out the March Dead — **Laying out the March Dead**1848
Hamburger Kunsthalle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hamburger Kunsthalle

Adolph von Menzel, Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci — **Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci**1852
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Adolph von Menzel, Studio Wall — **Studio Wall**1872
Hamburger Kunsthalle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hamburger Kunsthalle

Adolph von Menzel, The Meeting of Frederick II and Joseph II in Neisse in 1769 — **The Meeting of Frederick II and Joseph II in Neisse in 1769**1857
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Adolph von Menzel, Piazza d’Erbe in Verona — **Piazza d’Erbe in Verona**1884
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Adolph von Menzel, The Balcony Room — **The Balcony Room**1845
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Adolph von Menzel, Building Site with Willows — **Building Site with Willows**1846
Alte Nationalgalerie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Alte Nationalgalerie

Adolph von Menzel, In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey) — **In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)**1851 · Gouache, with touches of pastel and oil paint, on cream wove paper, laid down on Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Acquisition Fund — public domain (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, Head of an Old Man — **Head of an Old Man**c. 1850 · Charcoal and pastel on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund — public domain (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, Portrait of a Peasant Woman — **Portrait of a Peasant Woman**1884 · Charcoal and graphite on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by George A. Poole, J…

Adolph von Menzel, Portrait of a Bearded Man — **Portrait of a Bearded Man**1885 · Graphite with stumping on tan wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Carus — public domain (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, The Card Game — **The Card Game**1899 · Graphite and fabricated black chalk, with stumping, erasing, and scraping, with touches of brush and black ink, on cream wove paper, edge mounted on ivory wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Adolph von Menzel, Sketches of Hands, Arms, and Heads — **Sketches of Hands, Arms, and Heads**1890 · Graphite, with touches of watercolor, on tan wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Estella Katzenellenbogen — public doma…

Adolph von Menzel, Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind — **Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind**1893 · graphite (carpenter's pencil), with stumping
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Adolph von Menzel, Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen) — **Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)**1885 · graphite, with stumping (traces of white paint, along left edge, unrelated to composition)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund — Open Acc…

Adolph von Menzel, Head of a Young Woman Seen from Below — **Head of a Young Woman Seen from Below**1886 · graphite with stumping (traces of white paint, lower left, unrelated to composition)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund — Open Acc…

Adolph von Menzel, Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace — **Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace**1851 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection — Open Acc…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Adolph von Menzel

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