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Adolph von Menzel
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Adolph Menzel
- Alexander Friedrich (Fritz) Werner
- signed with monogram A.M. lower right
- charcoal and pastel on paper
- 41 by 31.5cm., 16¼ by 12½in.
Provenance
Willy Dünner, Winterthur (by 1942)
Galerie Nathan, Zurich
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Galerie Nathan, Zurich
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Winterthur, Kunsthaus, Der unbekannte Winterthurer Privatbesitz I, 1942, no. 395
Berlin, Museum Dahlem, Adolph von Menzel. Aus Anlass seines 50. Todestages, 1955, no. 42
Berlin, Museum Dahlem, Adolph von Menzel. Aus Anlass seines 50. Todestages, 1955, no. 42
Literature
Hugo von Tschudi, Adolph von Menzel, Abbildungen seiner Gemälde und Studien auf Grund der von der Kgl. Nationalgalerie im Frühjahr 1905 veranstalteten Ausstellung, Munich, 1906, no. 244 (as Herr in dunkler Kleidung)
Condition
Unexamined out of frame and under glass. Apart from time-staining to the sheet, and a few scattered pinhead-sized scuffs and scattered water-stains along the lower edge, the sheet is in good condition. This work is in overall good condition, and ready to hang. Held in a narrow, decorative gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame, with a cream, hand-decorated mount, under glass.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Executed in the 1850s.
The sitter for the present work is Berlin painter and engraver Alexander Friedrich Werner, Menzel's close friend and helper. Werner made painstaking copies in pencil of Menzel's paintings to serve as prototypes for the engravers of the latter's work.