Lot 197 · 19th Century Art
Portraitstudien (zu den „Urwahlen“). 1849
Adolph Menzel · Pastel over charcoal on brown paper (corners slanted)
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- Estimate
- €12,000–€15,000 hammer ≈ $14,970–$18,712
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — 19th Century Art, Berlin · 26 November 2014
- Dimensions
- 27,1 x 32,7 cm (10 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1777132
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1777132 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1777132
Adolph Menzel, Portraitstudien (zu den „Urwahlen“). 1849. Grisebach, 26 Nov 2014, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777132.
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Adolph Menzel, Portraitstudien (zu den „Urwahlen“). 1849. Grisebach, 26 Nov 2014, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777132.
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From the same sale 19th Century Art · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stehende Rüstungen (aus der Folge der Rüstkammer-Phantasien). 1866 | Adolph Menzel | €100,000–€150,000 | |
| „Die Frau mit dem Spinnennetz zwischen kahlen Bäumen (Melancholie)“. | Caspar David Friedrich | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Italienische Landschaft. (Nach) 1782 | Jacob Philipp Hackert | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| „Lesende Dame“ (Emilie Fontane). Um 1870/1872 | Adolph Menzel | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Judith und Holofernes (Studie). Um 1926 | Franz Von Stück | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| „Bildnis mit Narzissen“. 1905 | Oskar Zwintscher | €30,000–€40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Menzel | portrait of a young lady | $20,729 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | |
| Adolph Menzel | A Pathway to a House, Alongside a Stream | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Head of a bearded man | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Head of a Man Looking Right | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Studie einer Frau mit Buch und Regenschirm. 1895 | Grisebach, Nov 2015 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Geneigter Frauenkopf. 1884 | Grisebach, Nov 2019 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | three studies of an elegant woman and a left hand | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Dame mit Hut, nach rechts unten blickend. 1892 | Grisebach, Dec 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.