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Kopf- und Augenstudien eines alten Mannes
Head and eye studies of an old man
Foto: Kunstpalast - Artothek

Head and eye studies of an old man, 1866

ArtistAdolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, Wrocław 1815–1905 Berlin
MediumPencil with India ink in light and dark grey, chalk
Sheet dimensions13 × 20,9 cm
Status
not on display
About the workesuvius’ unpredictable energy is what makes it so fascinating. This was already the case in 1872, when Giorgio Sommer captured an eruption of the volcano from Naples with his plate camera. Since he had to change the photosensitive material in the camera each time, he could only take one picture every half hour. His photographs enabled the observer to relive the spectacle and consequently became bestsellers. In some ways, this image prefigures what is now referred to as “reportage photography”.
AccessionAccession by the department of painting Kunstmseum Düsseldorf 1937
Provenance[...]; 1913 erworben durch Schenkung von Prof. G. Oeder
Inventory numberK 1937-125
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