Otto Mueller ( * 1874 † 1930 )
Artist Otto Müller
Discover the silent power of Otto Mueller – the sensitive expressionist with a penchant for gypsy women, nudes, and poetic landscapes. His flat compositions, full of tranquility and emotion, continue to captivate today. Order now as a high-quality art print, a stylishly framed canvas, or an artfully hand-painted oil painting!
Otto Mueller was born on October 16, 1874, in Liebau in Silesia (today Poland). After completing an apprenticeship as a lithographer, he studied at the art academies in Dresden and Munich. Early on, he turned away from academic rigor and sought a more expressive form of expression. Inspired by Art Nouveau and Symbolism, he developed his own style characterized by clear forms, calm surfaces, and a soft, almost melancholic use of color.
In 1908, Mueller settled in Berlin and joined the artist group Brücke in 1910. There, he found artistic companions in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, with whom he further developed the expressive language of art. Mueller's preferred subjects were nudes, gypsies, landscapes, and human-animal compositions, often depicted in a meditative, almost timeless atmosphere. He sought a balance between nature, figure, and emotion.
After the dissolution of the Brücke in 1913 and his military service in World War I, Mueller became a professor at the Breslau Art Academy in 1919. He worked there as a respected teacher until his death, even though his restrained, almost poetic expressionism did not always align with the emerging avant-garde. Many of his works were created in tempera on coarse canvas or packing paper, giving them a distinctive, matte depth.
Otto Mueller died on September 24, 1930, in Breslau. In 1937, his works were defamed as "degenerate" by the Nazis and removed from German museums. Today, he is considered one of the most important representatives of German Expressionism, with works that touch with their tranquility, balance, and deep humanity.
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