Untitled (Figures in a Strong Wind)

1843

Adolph Menzel

Associated Names
Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

This is a drawing of a group of figures in a windy scene. The figures are walking across a flat landscape, their clothing affected by the wind. The drawing shows the movement and difficulty in their steps with sketchy, light lines indicating the breeze. The figures are positioned in a line from left to right, each reacting to the wind by bending forward or clutching their hats or clothes. The image has no background details, focusing only on the figures and their interaction with the environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 3.81 × 18.42 cm (1 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 17.78 × 28.89 cm (7 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3539

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dorgerloh 1896 1365, lower half

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Dorgerloh, A. Verzeichnis der durch kunstdruck vervielfältigen arbeiten Adolf Menzels. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1896: , v/vi, lower half

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper right: A. Menzel / 1843.; at bottom left in graphite in later hand: x.136; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

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