We would like to thank Dr. Claude Keisch, Berlin, for kindly confirming the authenticity of the drawing.
Literature and illustration
Auction: Aus dem Nachlass eines Frankfurter Sammlers: 35 Handzeichnungen von Adolph von Menzel, Ludwig Richter und anderen. Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 24.3.1926, cat. no. 15, ill. („Kopf eines alten Mannes“)
Charcoal, partially washed, on wove paper. 31,2 × 23,5 cm
(12 ¼ × 9 ¼ in.). Monogrammed and dated lower left: AM 86. Lower right on the mount signed, inscribed and dated: Adolph Menzel Berlin 19 April 94. [3064] Framed
Provenance
Private Collection, Hesse / Dr. Georg Hirsch (1863-1939), Gera (1926 acquired from Paul Cassirer, Berlin, since then in family ownership)
We would like to thank Dr. Claude Keisch, Berlin, for kindly confirming the authenticity of the drawing.
Literature and illustration
Auction: Aus dem Nachlass eines Frankfurter Sammlers: 35 Handzeichnungen von Adolph von Menzel, Ludwig Richter und anderen. Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 24.3.1926, cat. no. 15, ill. („Kopf eines alten Mannes“)
