Woman before a Fire

1851

Adolph Menzel

Associated Names
Adolph Menzel

Artist, German, 1815 - 1905

The image shows a woman seated in an ornate chair, holding a book in her lap and leaning forward slightly with her head propped on her hand. She appears engrossed in reading. The woman's facial features are illuminated by the room's light, and she has styled hair with a decorative accessory. She wears an elegant gown with voluminous fabric that gathers around her legs. The room is richly decorated, with an intricate fireplace, a candelabra with lit candles, and elaborate wall designs in the background. Another ornate empty chair is beside her.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.6 x 17.8 cm (9 5/16 x 7 in.)
    sheet: 46.4 x 29.9 cm (18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.9.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dorgerloh, no. 642, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Bergquist, New York); purchased by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Dorgerloh, A. Verzeichnis der durch kunstdruck vervielfältigen arbeiten Adolf Menzels. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1896.

Inscriptions

lower right plate: Menzel; across bottom, printed below image: Verlag v CARL MEDER in Berlin / Druck v L Sachse & Co Berlin (durch Korn); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Adolf Menzel / Lesende Dame am Kamin / D. 642 / B. 402 II (von III) / H 284 / 8640

Wikidata ID

Q75394997

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