Otto Mueller

(German, 1874–1930)

Otto Mueller was a German painter and founding member of the Die Brücke group of German Expressionists. Working alonside Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Erich Heckel, the work of Die Brücke artists was characterized by vibrantly colored figurative paintings that emphasized the primitive nature of humanity. Mueller’s work was often more muted than his peers, using beige tones and flattened forms in depicting gypsy families and nudes in densely forested settings. This aesthetic difference is owed largely to Mueller’s use of distemper on raw canvas which dries to a matte finish. Born on October 16, 1874 in Lubawka, Poland (formerly Liebau, Silesia), Mueller studied lithography early in life, developing an interest in Art Nouveau styles. After first studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden, he moved to Munich where he studied under the German Symbolist painter Franz von Stuck. Now considered among the most important German painters of the early 20th century, 357 of Mueller’s works were sized by the Nazis from German collections in 1937 as "degenerate art." Today, the artist’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and The Albertina in Vienna. Mueller died on September 24, 1930 in Breslau, Poland.

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Impressionist and Modern Art

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Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Franz von Stuck

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Otto Mueller (2,173 results)
Der Mord II, 1919

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Der Mord II, 1919

Sale Date: November 20, 2021

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Knabe zwischen Blattpflanzen (Knabe im Schilf), 1912

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Knabe zwischen Blattpflanzen (Knabe im Schilf), 1912

Sale Date: October 9, 2021

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Mädchen-Halbakt im Profil, 1922

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Mädchen-Halbakt im Profil, 1922

Sale Date: October 30, 2021

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Polnische Familie, 1920–1921

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Polnische Familie, 1920–1921

Sale Date: October 30, 2021

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Zwei Knaben im Wasser und ein Mädchen am Ufer, 1918

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Zwei Knaben im Wasser und ein Mädchen am Ufer, 1918

Sale Date: September 25, 2021

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Polnische Familie, 1920–1921

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Polnische Familie, 1920–1921

Sale Date: September 28, 2021

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Zigeunermadonna, 1926–1927

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Zigeunermadonna, 1926–1927

Sale Date: September 28, 2021

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Im Wasser stehendes und am Ufer sitzendes...

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Im Wasser stehendes und am Ufer sitzendes...

Sale Date: January 17, 2021

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Mädchen zwischen Blattpflanzen (Mädchen im..., 1912

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Mädchen zwischen Blattpflanzen (Mädchen im..., 1912

Sale Date: August 8, 2021

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Liegende und sitzende Akte, 1917

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Liegende und sitzende Akte, 1917

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1925

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1925

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Fünf Akte im Walde, 1914

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Fünf Akte im Walde, 1914

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Zwei Zigeunerkinder vor der Hütte, 1926–1927

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Zwei Zigeunerkinder vor der Hütte, 1926–1927

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Zigeunerfamilie am Planwagen, 1926–1927

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Zigeunerfamilie am Planwagen, 1926–1927

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Mädchen Halbakt im Profil (vor einem Bild), 1922

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Mädchen Halbakt im Profil (vor einem Bild), 1922

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Zigeunermadonna (Zigeunerin mit Kind..., 1926–1927

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Zigeunermadonna (Zigeunerin mit Kind..., 1926–1927

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Zwei stehende und ein sitzendes Mädchen., 1922–1925

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Zwei stehende und ein sitzendes Mädchen., 1922–1925

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Ein sitzendes und ein kniendes Mädchen unter , 1920

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Ein sitzendes und ein kniendes Mädchen unter , 1920

Sale Date: May 8, 2021

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Potsdamer Kunstsommer 1921 (Große..., 1921–1968

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Potsdamer Kunstsommer 1921 (Große..., 1921–1968

Sale Date: April 24, 2021

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Knabe zwischen Blattpflanzen / Mädchen..., 1912

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Knabe zwischen Blattpflanzen / Mädchen..., 1912

Sale Date: March 20, 2021

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MÄDCHEN ZWISCHEN BLATTPFLANZEN, 1912

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MÄDCHEN ZWISCHEN BLATTPFLANZEN, 1912

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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KNABE ZWISCHEN BLATTPFLANZEN / MÄDCHEN..., 1912

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KNABE ZWISCHEN BLATTPFLANZEN / MÄDCHEN..., 1912

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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Sistrah D4' ceiling light

Otto Mueller

Sistrah D4' ceiling light

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Sistrah D4' ceiling light

Otto Mueller

Sistrah D4' ceiling light

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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