An Infant Asleep in His Crib

1848

Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius Aufseesser, Berlin, 1905. [1] H. Alagheband, Munich. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.
[1] In 1926, Aufseeser published a book on his collection, Aus meinem Sammlerleben, which did not include any works by Menzel. Neither did the 1-2 November 1926 sale of his collection in Berlin.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 19, 34, 38, no. 101, under no. 102.

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1905

  • Tschudi, Hugo von. Adolph von Menzel: Abbildungen seiner Gemälde und Studien.... Munich, 1905: 168, no. 209.

1915

  • Wolf, Georg Jacob. Adolf von Menzel, der Maler dutschen Wesens. Munich, 1915: pl. 92.

1995

  • "Sehnsucht zur Kindheit" Kinderdarstellungen in der Romantik und ihre Vorläufer. Galerie Arnoldi-Livie. Munich, 1995: 68-69, no. 48 (reprod.).

2010

  • Robison, Andrew. "German Drawings for the National Gallery of Art: The Wolfgang Ratjen Collection." NGA Bulletin, Spring 2010: 14, 15, fig. 19.

Inscriptions

dated at lower left in pastel: 14. Octob:/1848

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64533361

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