“Emilie Menzel Asleep”
This oil on canvas painting by the German realist painter, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel, or Adolph Menzel, dates to 1848 and is titled “Emilie Menzel Asleep.” This is one of several domestic scenes that Adolph painted of his sister, Emilie (see “Living Room with the Artist’s Sister, Emilie”).
During this time in his life, Menzel was straying away from illustration work, the medium that made him successful, and started creating more standalone pieces of art. He worked on creating large-scale history paintings, in addition to scenes from domestic daily life, such as this one here. Emilie, Adolph’s sister, went on to marry the German royal conductor and composer, Hermann Krigar.
“Emilie Menzel Asleep” is currently in the collection of the Kunsthalle Art Museum in Hamburg, Germany.
For more on Adolph Menzel, please visit his short biography here.
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