Adolph Menzel

Study of a bearded man with sleeves rolled up

Details

Literatur:
Lionel von Donop, Katalog der Handzeichnungen der Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 1902, S. 392, Nr. 1379.

Provenienz:
Nationalgalerie Berlin, vor 1902, verso mit dem Stempel (Lugt 1640), (Donop, 1902, Nr. 1379);
Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, Auktion 26.5.1925, Los 92, mit Abb., Tafel 9 “aus dem Nachlass des Herrn L.”);
Sammlung L. Lewin (1881–1965), Breslau (Lewin tauschte 1927 mit der Nationalgalerie Zeichnungen von Slevogt gegen Zeichnungen von Menzel);
Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, Auktion 23.2.1932, Los 193 (“Adolph von Menzel Ölstudien, Pastelle, Zeichnungen der Sammlung L(ewin), Breslau”);
Max J. Friedländer (1867–1958), Amsterdam, Geschenk von G. von Pölnitz-Aschbach zu Friedländers 90. Geburtstag, Juni 1957, auf dem Karton der Rahmenrückwand mit Widmung;
Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, Auktion, 17.3.1959, Los 41;
Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin;
Sotheby’s, London, Auktion, 8.7.2009, Los 87;
Privatsammlung, München.

Description

The study of a bearded man, confidently carried out with quick strokes, was probably made on Menzel’s first trip to Italy in 1881. He later used it for the figure of the carriage driver in his lively urban society picture of the Piazza d’Erbe in Verona, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister, Dresden (inv. no. 2442). – With very minor light staining. A small, backed tear on the lower edge. With traces of glue from an earlier mounting along the edges on the reverse. In good condition.

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