In the White Hall by Adolph von Menzel - 1888 - 21.5 x 29 cm Museum Georg Schäfer In the White Hall by Adolph von Menzel - 1888 - 21.5 x 29 cm Museum Georg Schäfer

In the White Hall

oil on canvas • 21.5 x 29 cm
  • Adolph von Menzel - December 8, 1815 - February 9, 1905 Adolph von Menzel 1888

Menzel was making a career by painting huge historical canvases, commissioned by the Prussian court. Menzel’s loved also other, fascinating scenes - full of glamour and chaos, convention and formlessness - Berlin’s great court balls, which he attended with the utmost enthusiasm. These lively events doubled as opportunities for him to prepare sketches for later paintings. This is how In the White Hall has been created.