Picture "In the Jardin de Luxembourg" (1876), framed
Picture "In the Jardin de Luxembourg" (1876), framed
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limited, 499 copies | numbered | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | on stretcher frame | framed | size 49 x 62 cm (h/w)
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Picture "In the Jardin de Luxembourg" (1876), framed
Adolph von Menzel was one of the great realists of his time and a chronicler of his period. He knew how to tell stories - whether of the upheavals of the Industrial Revolution ("The Iron Rolling Mill") or, here, of civic pride in the former Royal Palace Park Jardin du Luxembourg in the Latin Quarter.
Original 1876, oil on canvas, 21 x 28 cm, Pushkin Museum, Moscow.
Reproduced using the Fine Art Giclée process on artist's canvas, mounted on a stretcher frame. Framed in a handmade, golden solid wood frame. Limited edition 499 copies, numbered on the back. Size 49 x 62 cm (h/w).
About Adolph von Menzel
1815-1905
Adolph von Menzel was awarded the Order "Pour le Mérite" for science and art, he was also an honorary citizen of the city of Berlin and was finally knighted in 1898. Menzel was not just a history painter. He was one of the great realists of his time and a chronicler of his epoch.
Depiction of typical scenes from daily life in painting, whereby a distinction can be made between peasant, bourgeois and courtly genres.
The genre reached its peak and immense popularity in Dutch paintings of the 17th century. In the 18th century, especially in France, the courtly-galant painting became prominent while in Germany the bourgeois character was emphasised.
Giclée = derived from the French verb gicler "to squirt, spurt".
The giclée method is a digital printing process. It is a high-resolution, large-format printout on an inkjet printer with special different-coloured dye- or pigment-based inks (usually six to twelve). The colours are fade-proof, i.e. resistant to harmful UV light. They have a high richness of nuance, contrast and saturation.
The giclée process is suitable for art canvases, handmade and watercolour paper as well as for silk.
The 19th-century trend of painting originated in France. Gustave Courbet was regarded as the initiator of the realist movement.
In Germany, Wilhelm Leibl and Hans Thoma, among others, were very enthusiastic about this style, which dealt with reality in a realistic way. In the 20th century, there were always realistic tendencies, such as Nouveau Réalisme with artists like Arman and Jean Tinguely and the movement New Objectivity. New forms of realism emerged in the 1960s.
American realism was founded by a group of eight painters of the Ashcan School. They were later joined by Edward Hopper, who became famous for his typically American motifs, depictions of people in architectural or landscape settings in static, actionless situations.