'Drawings and Paintings' by Adolph Menzel is a collection of the artists works from 19th century Germany. There are 98 black and white images and 32 color plates.

The book begins with three essays about Adolph Menzel, his studio, and notes about the drawings at a museum in Berlin. Menzel was always drawing. He also caught many of his sketches in more natural poses, sometimes while the subject was unaware. He seemed to be a bit of an eccentric. Subjects invited to his studio had to enter by a back entrance. The studio itself had art hung on the walls which Menzel referenced. Models waiting on the stairs would inscribe their names on the wall. The art included in the book varies from completed work to sketches and ideas. His style seems to have been ahead of its time.

I appreciated getting to view this book. I wasn't familiar with this artist and many of the works in this book haven't been seen outside of Germany. I liked the essays and the selection of art.

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I'm really amazed that I had never heard of Adolph Menzel before requesting this book from Netgalley. His work has almost all of the characteristics that attract me the most in art – clear-eyed realism, compelling subject matter, and a gift for portraying that subject matter in a non-stereotypical manner. He's almost the artist I would have liked to be. I loved this collection.

The usual disclaimer: I received this book via Netgalley for review.

Seems to be a nice book, although difficult to tell from (and I wouldn't recommend) the Kindle version. I look for more interpretation, along with the art.