Adolph Menzel: The Quest for Reality

by Werner Busch

The work of Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very short stature, Menzel was excluded from many aspects of life, and so his struggle with reality was also a struggle to assert himself. Werner Busch's comprehensive new study sheds light on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606065173
• ISBN13: 9781606065174
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Getty Research Institute
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.3" x 11.2"