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Adolph von Menzel — Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  The Convoy of Prisoners through a Woods
Adolph von Menzel

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: The Convoy of Prisoners through a Woods

1851

Dark, atmospheric effects achieved through experimental lithographic methods create a sense of drama and movement that anticipates cinematic storytelling.

Medium
lithograph
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Adolph von Menzel, Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: The Convoy of Prisoners through a Woods, 1851

Dark, atmospheric effects achieved through experimental lithographic methods create a sense of drama and movement that anticipates cinematic storytelling.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1851
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Dramatic, Forest, Classical, Dark Tones, Historical, Narrative, German, Lithograph, Romantic

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