Japanese Artist at Work

1886

Adolph Menzel

Associated Names
Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

The image shows multiple figures partially visible from the waist up. A woman stands in the foreground on the right, smiling and holding a small potted plant and a cylindrical container with florals. On her left, a child peeks from behind large plants, with tousled hair framing her face. On the left, another adult figure is seated, focused on intricate work. In the background, the scene is set in an interior space with walls adorned by bird-themed paintings or prints and a reflection of another person. There's a visible portion of what seems to be a window or door behind the seated figure, with complex imagery visible through it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 37.2 x 51.3 cm (14 5/8 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.61.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Shickman Gallery, New York); purchased 1971 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 59.

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:59.

Inscriptions

lower left: Ad. Menzel / 1886; in later hand, lower right verso: (collector's notes)

Wikidata ID

Q59648408

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