Lot 169 · 19th Century Art
Mann am Schleifstein. Um 1880
Adolph Menzel · Carpenter's pencil and stumping on paper
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- Estimate
- €15,000–€20,000 hammer ≈ $20,080–$26,774
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Grisebach — 19th Century Art, Berlin · 23 November 2011
- Dimensions
- 20,6 x 13 cm (8 ⅛ x 5 ⅛ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1855781
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adolph Menzel, Mann am Schleifstein. Um 1880. Grisebach, 23 Nov 2011, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1855781.
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Adolph Menzel, Mann am Schleifstein. Um 1880. Grisebach, 23 Nov 2011, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1855781.
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From the same sale 19th Century Art · Nov 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum Romanum. 1830 | Friedrich Nerly D. Ä. | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Zwei friderizianische Offiziere im Gespräch. 1853 | Adolph Menzel | €140,000–€160,000 | |
| „Pan als Lehrer des Flötenspiels“. 1858/68 | Reinhold Begas | €70,000–€90,000 | |
| Mère et Enfant. | Honoré Daumier | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| „Aussicht“. 1818 | Carl Gustav Carus | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Mann mit Hut. 1883 | Adolph Menzel | €12,000–€15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Menzel | Elderly Man Leaning Forward | $50,800 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
| Adolph Menzel | The Side of a Mountain Farmhouse | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Study of Three Heads | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | portrait of lorenz gocozzo aged 13 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Portrait of a Woman in a Hat | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | study of a church and farmhouse | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | Head of a Woman, Downward Gaze | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Adolph Menzel | A Study for The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclops) | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 |
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.