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Adolph von Menzel — Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  Chase on the Winding Staircase

Adolph von Menzel

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Chase on the Winding Staircase

1851

Dynamic composition and experimental mark-making demonstrate how lithography could achieve the immediacy and excitement of contemporary illustration while maintaining fine art sophistication.

Medium
lithograph

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Spotted works by Adolph von Menzel