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Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)

1885

Adolph von Menzel

(German, 1815–1905)
Germany, 19th century
graphite, with stumping (traces of white paint, along left edge, unrelated to composition)
Sheet: 12.3 x 19.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1985.147
Location: Not on view

Description

Menzel was one of the most celebrated and prolific painters in Germany during the 19th century. A meticulous draftsman, he executed detailed drawings in preparation for each of his paintings. Thousands of the artist’s notebook studies have survived. Many of them were studies of heads, half-figures, and landscape vignettes to be incorporated into his paintings. This sheet depicting a waterfall and bridge shrouded in mist is an example of one of Menzel’s exquisite graphite studies.
  • Adolf Glüenstein, Hamburg
    Adolf Glüenstein, Hamburg (Lugt 123, verso, lower center, in blue ink). [C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf]
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 73, no. 2 (February 1986): 26–71. Reproduced: p. 53; Mentioned: p. 68, no. 148 www.jstor.org
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    The German Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).
    The Year in Review for 1985. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).
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