K. STAUFFER-BERN (*1857), Portrait of Adolph von... Lot 482

K. STAUFFER-BERN (*1857), Portrait of Adolph von Menzel, 70 years old, 1885, Etching Karl Stauffer-Bern (1857 Trubschachen - 1891 Florence): Profile portrait of the artist Adolph von Menzel (1815-1905) at the age of 70, 1885, Etching Technique: Etching on China paperPaper Inscription: Inscribed, signed and dated in the printing plate on the left: "Menzel aetatis suae LXX ad viv[...] Staufffer-Bern Nov 85", inscribed below the image: "Karl Stauffer-Bern fecit | O. Felsing Berlin impr. | Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin W." Date: 1885 Person: Depicted: Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (1815 Wroclaw - 1905 Berlin) German painter, draughtsman and illustrator. He is considered the most important German realist of the 19th century. His work is extraordinarily diverse. He became known and was highly honoured during his lifetime primarily for his historicising depictions of the life of Frederick the Great. Keywords: 19th century, Realism, Depiction of Artists, Germany, Size: China paper: 62,8 cm x 44,7 cm (24,7 x 17,6 in), Plate: 31,5 cm x 23,8 cm (12,4 x 9,4 in), Depiction: 30,0 cm x 22,5 cm (11,8 x 8,9 in)