Sale: 394 / Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century, Nov. 23. 2012 in Munich Lot 142

Adolph von Menzel - Porträt eines Mannes


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Adolph von Menzel
Porträt eines Mannes, 1886.
Charcoal drawing
Estimate:
€ 9,000 / $ 9,900
Sold:
€ 23,750 / $ 26,125

(incl. surcharge)
Porträt eines Mannes. 1886.
Charcoal drawing with pencil, partly wipe.
Monogrammed and dated lower left. On wove paper. Mount section: 14,7 x 15,9 cm (5,7 x 6,2 in).
Executed on rear of a book's preliminary leaf, verso with the typographic inscription "Berlin" which has nothing to do with the drawing. [CB].

We are grateful to Dr. Claude Keisch, formerly Nationalgalerie Berlin, for the expert advice and the confirmation of authenticity on the basis of photo material.

PROVENANCE: According to the consigner, the work has been in family possession for more than 100 years.
Private ownership Berlin.




142
Adolph von Menzel
Porträt eines Mannes, 1886.
Charcoal drawing
Estimate:
€ 9,000 / $ 9,900
Sold:
€ 23,750 / $ 26,125

(incl. surcharge)