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Adolph Menzel

146 works

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Charcoal drawing of a woman washing at a woodland stream beside a fence and cottage, framed by tall trees.

Landscape with a Washerwoman

c. 1890

Graphite sketch of a small child sleeping on a pillow in an armchair, with loose hatched lines and a dark armrest.

Kleines Mädchen auf einem Kissen im Lehnstuhl schlafend

1899

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

Kopf einer älteren Frau, vorgeneigt nach rechts, rechter Unterarm mit Hand

1886

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 path rising beside a city wall and tower, with tall cypress trees behind a building.

Weg an der Stadtmauer

1852

Pencil sketch of two rockets, a parachute with a payload box, and a circular detail, with handwritten labels.

Rakete, Brandrakete, Brandkreuz, Fallschirm

1835

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with a sloping roof, arched passage, ladder, and a figure at right.

View into a Courtyard

ca. 1880-90

Pencil study on blue-grey paper of saddle frames, pouches and military gear, with a small seated figure and a ship.

Bocksattelgestell, bespannter Bock, Seitengewehre, Patronentassche, Kanadarenstange

1835

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-blue paper of a pile driver frame with winch and cables, with a worker handling a beam at left.

Rammgerüst mit Winde und ein Arbeiter

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