Artist: Adolf Von Menzel (1815 - 1905)
Nationality: German
Movement: Romanticism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Taught by his schoolteacher and lithographer father, Adolph von Menzel exhibited his first drawing in Breslau in 1928. Upon his family’s move to Berlin in 1830, Von Menzel worked for his father’s company as a book illustrator. In 1833, he displayed a series of illustrations for the work of Goethe at the Berlin Academy. He later focused on a military-themed series and historical woodcuts. Von Menzel produced the first German political painting in response to the 1848 Revolution and titled it The Lying in State of the March Fallen. He worked as a war artist during the Seven Weeks’ War in 1866 and the Franco-German War in the early 1870’s, and was awarded the highest honor, the Ordre Pour le Meritie.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Adolf von Menzel [Portrait] 1777
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Adolf von Menzel The Bearpit in the Zoo Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel [Fence] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Bed set in wilderness] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man throwing another man outside] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man with snuff] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Casse] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Title page Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel [Man putting on a coat] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Three men and a woman indoors] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Street scene] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Two women servants] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Setting the table] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Woman looking through door] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Architectual structure] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man standing in doorway] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [People conversing] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Nach Dem Diner opaque watercolor on paper 1885
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Adolf von Menzel Meissonier's Studio oil on panel circa 1880 - 1889
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Adolf von Menzel Pursuit in the Spiral Staircase Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel Portrait of the poet Moliere Lithograph 1850
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Adolf von Menzel Lady Reading at the Fireplace Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel Train of Prisoners in the Forest Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel Stille Teilnahme (Silent Sympathy) Etching 1887
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Adolf von Menzel [Two women talking on a group] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man sprinkling seeds over two figures] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Woman pointing to man reading] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Kaufmann (Merchant) Wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Jurist (Lawyer) Wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Die zerbrochene Flasche (The Broken Bottle) Lithograph 1834
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Adolf von Menzel Die gewiegten Flaschen (The Rocking Bottles) Lithograph 1834
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Adolf von Menzel [People crossing a bridge] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Militair (Soldier) Wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man walking on path through snow] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel The Jurist (A New Year's Greeting) 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Group of people in a wig shop] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Das enfliehende Jahr (The Fleeing Year) Lithograph 1834
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Adolf von Menzel Maurergesellenbrief (Diploma for journeymen masons) Lithograph 1838
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Adolf von Menzel Christus als Knabe im Tempel (Christ as a boy in the Temple) Lithograph 1852
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Adolf von Menzel Game of Hoops on the Castle Terrace Lithograph 1851
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Adolf von Menzel Memorial For The 100th Birthday of Gottfried Schadow, 1864 1864
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Adolf von Menzel [Woman carrying a glass on a tray] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Man caressing woman's face in a crowd] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Beamter (Civil Servant) Wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel [Woman holding a bowl in high praise] 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel Study of a Tree graphite on wove paper circa 1885 - 1890
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Adolf von Menzel Candidat der Theologie (Candidate of Theology) Wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Adolf von Menzel La cruche cassÈ, comÈdie en un acteä (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1884) book with wood engravings 1884
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Adolf von Menzel Geschichte Friedrichs des Grossen (Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1840) book with wood engravings 1840
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Adolf von Menzel Personnages, plate at p. 15 in the book La cruche cassÈ, comÈdie en un acteä (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1884) wood engraving 1884
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William Rothenstein Adolf von Menzel Lithograph 1902
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William Rothenstein Adolf von Menzel graphite 1902
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Figure Studies
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Henry Wolf At the Spinnet wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Henry Wolf At Bad K¸singen wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Henry Wolf The Smithy wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Menzel Goblet glass 1790
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Henry Wolf Open Air Meeting wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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Andrea Badami - Adolf Hitler c. 1970's oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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Jan Veth Portrait of Adolph Menzel lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Anonymous Adolf Tandler graphite 1916
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Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer Dechsendorf Drypoint 1904
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Portrait of a Woman Style of Peter Adolf Hall (about 1780)Ivory; Diameter 2 3/8 in.
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Art Lovers Lithograph 1934
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Flamingoes Lithograph 1936
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Adolf Arthur Dehn 219 Farmyard Lithograph 1934
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Creek in Minnesota Lithograph 1934
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Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer The Wind Etching 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Market in Haiti Lithograph 1949
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Golden Gate Lithograph 1939
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Feathered Friends Lithograph 1937
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Menemsha Village #88 Lithograph 1933
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Central Park at Night Lithograph 1934
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: The Patriarch Date: 1936 Medium: bromoil print Dimensions: H.9-1/4 x W.7
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: Sanctuary Date: 1935 Medium: bromoil print Dimensions: H.9-1/4 x W.7-1/4 in.
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Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl Angel's Drapery charcoal and white chalk on paper circa 1889
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Adolf Arthur Dehn The Lake Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Lake in Central Park Lithograph 1947
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Threshing Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: City, Thy Name Be Blessed Date: 1934 Medium: gelatin silver print
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: Ave Maria Date: 1943 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.18-7/8 x
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: After Service Date: 1964 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.18-5/16 x
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: The Octogenarians Date: 1964 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.18-13/16 x
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: The Monster Date: 1942 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.18-11/16 x
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: The Cameo Date: 1950 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions: H.17-15/16 x
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Adolf Jelinek Old Peasant, Bohemia Etching 20th century
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Adolf Jelinek Old Windmill, Czechoslovakia Etching 20th century
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Artist: Adolf Fassbender Title: Cool Haven Date: 1933 Medium: carbon print Dimensions: H.9-7/16 x W.13-7/8
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Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer Visionen (Shakespeare Visionen Etching 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn View at Menemsha Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn View at Menemsha Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn One of Seven lithographs, untitled (scenes of cafes, etc.) Lithograph 1928
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Village Scene Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Adolf Arthur Dehn Winter Solitude Lithograph 19th - 20th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (6)
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Georgia Museum of Art: Recent Acquisitions of American Works on Paper
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National Gallery: Spirit of an Age: 19th-Century Paintings from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin
The Nationalgalerie was designed to provide a showcase for contemporary German art. To...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Romantics, Realists, Revolutionaries: 19th-Century German Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig
For several reasons, the MFAH is a natural venue to showcase 19th-century German art from the Leipzig Museum. Perhaps the most compelling reason is ...
National Gallery of Art: Spirit of an Age: Nineteenth-Century Paintings from the Nationalgalerie, Berlin
The museum, which opened in 1876 to house the Prussian king's collection of paintings and sculpture, is currently closed for renovations as part of a larger ...
Frick Collection: Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art
Among the other artists represented in the exhibition are Northern European masters Matthias Grünewald, Jan van Goyen, Adoph von Menzel, Piet Mondrian, and Paul Klee. Italian artists include Fra Bartolommeo, Rosso Fiorentino, Federico Barocci, Gi...
Ketterer Kunst: Old and New Masters to be Represented in the 256th Auction
Karl Spitzweg's Vision, the highlight among the New Masters, is estimated at DM 120,000 – 130,000. The Munich painter depicts the impressive moment of the apparition of an angel with an effective lighting. A hermit in his lonesome forest cave is a...

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Biographie: Adolph von Menzel, 1815-1905
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