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Adolph von Menzel — Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper:  Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace

Adolph von Menzel

Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace

1851

Menzel's experimental lithographic series pushes the boundaries of the medium, using brush and scraper techniques to achieve painterly effects that rival his celebrated drawings.

Medium
lithograph

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Adolph von Menzel, Essay on Stone with Brush and Scraper: Playing at Hoops on the Castle Terrace, 1851

Menzel's experimental lithographic series pushes the boundaries of the medium, using brush and scraper techniques to achieve painterly effects that rival his celebrated drawings.

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

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Monochrome, 19th Century, Narrative, Realism, Children, German, Playful, Lithograph, Figurative, Black and White

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