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Adolph Menzel

146 works

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Painting of an 18th-century garden scene with a couple, a man on a ladder in a bare tree, and figures on a stone staircase.

Beati Possidentes (Blessed are those who have)

1888

Bust of a Woman, Seen from Behind

1893

Charcoal drawing of the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen with a central rock, cascading white water, and a bridge.

Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)

1885

Charcoal drawing of a young woman's head seen from below, face tilted down, with dark loose hair.

Head of a Young Woman Seen from Below

1886

Lithograph of an elderly bearded man in a cap studying a carved figurine beside an ornate wooden cabinet.

The Antiquary - Self-Portrait

1851

Monochrome lithograph of a man in a long curled wig and lace cuffs holding a brush, seated at a table.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Portrait of Molière

1850

Black and white lithograph of costumed figures playing with hoops on a stone terrace beside a statue and tall cypress trees.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace

1851

Lithograph of a horse-drawn wagon with a driver and figures passing through a misty, branch-filled woodland.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: The Convoy of Prisoners through a Woods

1851

Lithograph of a woman reading by a fireside in a candlelit rococo room with carved chairs and ornate wall sconces.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Woman Reading at the Fireside

1851

Lithograph of a dark stone staircase with a cloaked figure descending and a swordsman below beside a glowing wall lamp.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Chase on the Winding Staircase

1851

Lithograph of bears in a circular stone pit, one climbing a bare tree, with spectators watching from the wall above.

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: The Bear Pit

1851

Studies of a Young Woman

1870 or 1879

Study of a Woman

1888

Study of an Old Woman from Magdeburg

1891

Sketch of armored knights in polished plate armor standing in a row against a brown background.

Armor Chamber Fantasy

1866

Charcoal drawing of a dense garden with trees and a building behind them under a pale sky.

Kurgarten in Kissingen

1886

Charcoal drawing of dark trees and shrubs in a garden with a low building roof behind them under a pale night sky.

Kurgarten in Kissingen bei Nacht

1886

Pencil drawing of two nude bearded satyr figures, one with raised arms and one reclining, by Adolph Menzel, 1877.

Betrunkener Satyr

1877

Pencil sketch of a dagger, knife, scabbards and hilt details with handwritten measurement notes by Adolph Menzel.

Hirschfänger und Messer Leopold von Dessaus. Mit Detailstudien und Maßnotizen

1840

Brown wash drawing of two figures looking up at an opening in a vaulted stone ruin, with foliage and light.

In der Ruine, ein Herr und eine Dame blicken zu einem großen Loch im Gewölbe empor

1880

Pencil drawing of a factory yard with smokestacks, iron scaffolding and workers, with smoke rising into the sky.

Fabrikplatz mit rauchenden Schloten (Königshütte?)

1872

Pencil drawing of empty oyster shells on a plate at a dining table, with a wine glass, book and candlesticks around it.

Norwegische Fettaustern (leer)

1873

Kniestück, Profildarstellung eines barhäuptigen Mannes in mittleren Jahre nach links

1840

Watercolor of a garden restaurant with a roe deer on a path, a man in a dark coat, and seated women at a table.

Die Gartenwirtschaft Moritzhof. Aus dem "Kinderalbum"

1864

Pencil sketch of seated men in top hats at a table, with studies of figures in groups and a scribbled cluster.

Am Tisch und in Gruppen sitzende Männer mit Zylinder

1843

Pencil sketch of several standing men in top hats and frock coats, with two caricature heads above, by Adolph Menzel.

Männer der Bürgerwehr, verschiedene stehende männliche Figuren

1843

Pencil sheet with studies of men in top hats and coats, two women in headscarves, and a man with a walking stick.

Zwei Männer der Bürgerwehr, stehender alter Mann, zwei Frauen mit Haube, ein am Stock gehender Mann mit Zylinder

1843

Pencil sketch of three men seen from behind, each with a rifle on his shoulder and wearing a top hat and long coat.

Drei Männer der Bürgerwehr mit geschulterten Gewehren in Rückenansicht

1843

Pencil sketch of a chaff cutter machine with wooden frame, chains and handle, drawn in loose lines on cut paper.

Häckselschneidemaschine

1839

Loose brown painted study of a horse's hindquarters turned left, with a grey harness strap, against a pale hazy background.

Pferderumpf nach links

1843

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of nude figures, a woman washing a child in the center and a standing boy at lower right.

Frau einen Knaben waschend (drei Skizzen), im Wasser stehender Knabe

1865

Pencil sketch of a woman bathing a child, with a cat in front and a figure in a doorway behind.

Frau einen Knaben im Bad waschend, dahinter eine Figur in der Umkleide

1865