id:			152267
accession number:	1985.147
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.147
updated:		2024-08-08 15:16:21.740000

Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen), 1885. Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905). Graphite, with stumping (traces of white paint, along left edge, unrelated to composition); sheet: 12.3 x 19.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1985.147

title:				Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)
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creation date:			1885
creation date earliest:		1885
creation date latest:		1885
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Germany, 19th century
technique:	graphite, with stumping (traces of white paint, along left edge, unrelated to composition)
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - German
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815–1905)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 12.3 x 19.5 cm (4 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
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	description:	beige(1) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower left, in graphite: A M. 85 [line over 85] ; verso, upper right, in graphite(?): 12-197 ; by artist(?), lower left, in graphite: Schaffhausen [partially skinned]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1985
	opening date:   1986-02-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1985</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).

	title:		The German Tradition
	opening date:   1993-04-27T04:00:00
	<i>The German Tradition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).

	title:		Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
	opening date:   2004-08-15T00:00:00
	<i>Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century".  No exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2004-08-15T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Adolf Glüenstein, Hamburg
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	Adolf Glüenstein, Hamburg  (Lugt 123, verso, lower center, in blue ink). [C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf]
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