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Adolph von Menzel
1815-1905
German
Adolph von Menzel Gallery
His father was the headmaster of a school for girls, and intended to educate his son as a professor; but he would not thwart his taste for art. Left an orphan in 1832, Menzel had to maintain his family. In 1833 Sachse of Berlin published his first work, an album of pen-and-ink drawings reproduced on stone, to illustrate Goethe's little poem, Kunstlers Erdenwallen. He executed lithographs in the same manner to illustrate Denkw??rdigkeiten aus der brandenburgisch-preussischen Geschichte; The Five Senses and The Prayer, as well as diplomas for various corporations and societies.
From 1839 to 1842 he produced 400 drawings, largely introducing to Germany the technique of wood engraving, to illustrate the Geschichte Friedrichs des Grossen (History of Frederick the Great) by Franz Kugler. He subsequently brought out Friedrichs der Grossen Armee in ihrer Uniformirung (The Uniforms of the Army under Frederick the Great), Soldaten Friedrichs der Grossen (The Soldiers of Frederick the Great); and finally, by order of the king Frederick William IV, he illustrated the works of Frederick the Great, Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedricks des Grossen (1843-1849).
By these works Menzel established his claim to be considered one of the first, if not actually the first, of the illustrators of his day in his own line.
Pencil drawing by Menzel, 1891.Meanwhile Menzel had set himself to study unaided the art of painting, and he soon produced a great number and variety of pictures, always showing keen observation and honest workmanship in subjects dealing with the life and achievements of Frederick the Great, and scenes of everyday life, such as In the Tuileries, The Ball Supper, and At Confession. Among the most important of these works are The Forge (1875) and The Market-place at Verona. Invited to paint The Coronation of William I at Koenigsberg, he produced an exact representation of the ceremony without regard to the traditions of official painting.
In Germany he received many honors, and was the first painter to be given the Order of the Black Eagle in 1898 which included a title of nobility, becoming von Menzel.
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A Paris Day (mk09)
1869
Oil on canvas,50 x 71 cm
Dusseldorf,Funstmuseum Dusseldorf
Painting ID:: 21414
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A_Paris_Day_(mk09)
1869
Oil on canvas,50 x 71 cm
Dusseldorf,Funstmuseum Dusseldorf
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Study of Clouds (nn02)
1851
Oil on canvas,11 x 15 3/4'' Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz Nationalgalerie,Berlin (West)
Painting ID:: 23203
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Study_of_Clouds_(nn02)
1851
Oil on canvas,11 x 15 3/4'' Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz Nationalgalerie,Berlin (West)
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Afternoon in the Tuileries Garden (nn02)
1867
Oil on canvas,19 1/4 x 27 9/16'' Staatliche Kunstsammlungen,Gemaldegalerie Neue Meister,Dresden
Painting ID:: 23204
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Afternoon_in_the_Tuileries_Garden_(nn02)
1867
Oil on canvas,19 1/4 x 27 9/16'' Staatliche Kunstsammlungen,Gemaldegalerie Neue Meister,Dresden
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The Berlin-Potsdam Railway
mk87
1847
Oil on canvas
43x52cm
Berlin,Nationalgalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Painting ID:: 33911
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The_Berlin-Potsdam_Railway
mk87
1847
Oil on canvas
43x52cm
Berlin,Nationalgalerie,Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz
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A Paris Day
mk87
1869
Oil on canvas
50x71cm
Dusseldorf,Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf
Painting ID:: 33912
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A_Paris_Day
mk87
1869
Oil on canvas
50x71cm
Dusseldorf,Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf
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Adolph_von_Menzel
1815-1905
German
Adolph von Menzel Gallery
His father was the headmaster of a school for girls, and intended to educate his son as a professor; but he would not thwart his taste for art. Left an orphan in 1832, Menzel had to maintain his family. In 1833 Sachse of Berlin published his first work, an album of pen-and-ink drawings reproduced on stone, to illustrate Goethe's little poem, Kunstlers Erdenwallen. He executed lithographs in the same manner to illustrate Denkw??rdigkeiten aus der brandenburgisch-preussischen Geschichte; The Five Senses and The Prayer, as well as diplomas for various corporations and societies.
From 1839 to 1842 he produced 400 drawings, largely introducing to Germany the technique of wood engraving, to illustrate the Geschichte Friedrichs des Grossen (History of Frederick the Great) by Franz Kugler. He subsequently brought out Friedrichs der Grossen Armee in ihrer Uniformirung (The Uniforms of the Army under Frederick the Great), Soldaten Friedrichs der Grossen (The Soldiers of Frederick the Great); and finally, by order of the king Frederick William IV, he illustrated the works of Frederick the Great, Illustrationen zu den Werken Friedricks des Grossen (1843-1849).
By these works Menzel established his claim to be considered one of the first, if not actually the first, of the illustrators of his day in his own line.
Pencil drawing by Menzel, 1891.Meanwhile Menzel had set himself to study unaided the art of painting, and he soon produced a great number and variety of pictures, always showing keen observation and honest workmanship in subjects dealing with the life and achievements of Frederick the Great, and scenes of everyday life, such as In the Tuileries, The Ball Supper, and At Confession. Among the most important of these works are The Forge (1875) and The Market-place at Verona. Invited to paint The Coronation of William I at Koenigsberg, he produced an exact representation of the ceremony without regard to the traditions of official painting.
In Germany he received many honors, and was the first painter to be given the Order of the Black Eagle in 1898 which included a title of nobility, becoming von Menzel.
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