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Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (December 8, 1815 – February 9, 1905) was a German Realist artist noted for drawings, etchings, and paintings. Along with Caspar David Friedrich , he is considered one of the two most prominent German artists of the 19th century, and was the most successful artist of his era in Germany.

Adolf von Menzel (born December 8, 1815, Breslau, Prussia [now Wrocław, Poland]—died February 9, 1905, Berlin) German painter and printmaker, best known in his own day as a brilliant historical painter, whose patriotic works satisfied the public’s taste, engendered by Prussia’s continual expansion throughout the 19th century, for ...

1815 - 1905. Adolph Menzel was the leading German artist of the second half of the 19th century. Born in 1815, he exhibited his first drawing at the age of 12. His father ran a lithographic printing works, and by the time he was 14, Menzel was contributing illustrations to publications.

Adolph von Menzel was a German artist known for his drawings, paintings, and lithographs in the German Realist style. View Adolph von Menzel’s 1,170 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

Head of an Old Man, c. 1850. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel. Portrait of a Peasant Woman, 1884. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel. Portrait of a Bearded Man, 1885. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel. The Card Game, 1899. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel. Sketches of Hands, Arms, and Heads, 1890.