Sale 6743
London
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8 July 2003
Price realised
GBP 5,378
Estimate
Adolf Friedrich von Menzel (Breslau 1815-1905 Berlin) A seated man in a hat, half-length, turning away to the right signed and dated 'A Menzel. 92.' black lead, stumped 7¼ x 4½ in. (185 x 115 mm.)
Provenance
The artist's estate number '12980' (verso)
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Literature
H. Ebertshäuser (ed.), Adolph von Menzel, das Graphische Werke, Munich, 1976, II, p. 1314.
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Marie Ursula Riemann-Reyher.
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MATHILDA GOLDMAN
Post Lot Text
END OF SALE
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