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Adolph Menzel

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Charcoal drawing of loose papers spilling from an overturned waste basket, shaded in soft grey tones.

Blätterhaufen neben dem ausgeschütteten Papierkorb

1894

Charcoal landscape of rolling hills and trees, with farmers and a cattle team in the foreground.

Landschaft mit Hügel und Gebüsch, vorn Bauern mit Kuhgespann

1894

Pencil sketch of an artilleryman on horseback beside a cannon and gun carriage, with horses drawn in loose strokes.

Artillerist mit Kanonengespann

1870

Drawing of a Japanese interior with a seated artist, a woman holding flowers, a child, and hanging scrolls on the walls.

Japanese Artist at Work

1886

Heads of a Man and a Woman

1899

Interior of a cathedral with carved choir stalls, a lone robed figure on stone floor, and light through stained glass windows

The Choirstalls in the Mainz Cathedral

1869

Charcoal sketch of a bearded old man in half-length view beside a second rough study of an old man's head.

Brustbild eines alten bärtigen Mannes und Kopf eines alten bärtigen Mannes (verworfen)

1889

Pencil sketch sheet of masons, beam carriers, harnessed horses and a sleeping worker at a construction site.

Maurer bei verschiedenen Arbeiten, Balkenträger, Pferde im Geschirr, schlafender Arbeiter

1846

Pen drawing of an ornate New Year's greeting card with German lettering, drummers, a child, a woman, and a fur muff.

A New Year's Greeting

1839

Brown wash drawing of four men seated around a table in conversation, one smoking a pipe, with faint sketches of heads.

Fishermen

c. 1850

Pencil sketch from above of men loading furniture and crates onto a horse-drawn cart in a street.

Umzug. Männer beladen einen Tafelwagen mit Möbelstücken, von oben gesehen

1844

Pencil sketch of a cart wheel with a brake mechanism and wooden shaft, with scribbled grass above and the date 1883.

Lastwagenrad mit Bremsvorrichtung

1883

Pencil sketch of a building with an arched doorway, a sundial on the wall, and a wooden shed at right.

Gebäude mit Sonnenuhr

1872

Pencil sketch of a brick sewer tunnel and wooden scaffolding at a trench construction site on grey paper.

Bau der Kanalisation

1873

Pencil sketch of a wheelbarrow, pickaxe, chain and hooks with handwritten labels on paper.

Karre, Minenkratze, Faustel, Sappeurgabel und -haken

1835

Pencil sketch on blue paper of a timber gallery with beams, supports and a sloping walkway, signed and numbered 75 in lower l

Galerie eines Festungswerkes

1835

Pencil sketch of a shovel above bundled fascines and upright stakes on a ground line.

Faschinen und Schaufel

1835

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of workers at a pile driver, climbing scaffolding, and a figure holding a rope.

Arbeiter beim Einrammen und Erklettern des Gerüstes, vorn ein Arbeiter am Schwenkseil

1834

Pencil sketch on grey paper of workers bending and hauling ropes under pulleys and rigging, with extra figure studies.

Arbeiter beim Winden und Ziehen des Schwenkseils

1834

Pencil sketch on grey paper of three figures handling a wooden beam on a rope, with studies of posture and movement.

Drei Zimmerleute, ein Balken am Seil

1834