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Biography of Otto MuellerName: Otto MuellerBirth Date: October 16, 1874 Death Date: September 24, 1930 Place of Birth: Liebau, Germany Nationality: German Gender: Male Occupations: painter Otto Mueller Otto Mueller (1874-1930), frequently called the "Gypsy-Mueller" due to his preference of gypsy-type figures in his work, was the most lyrical of German expressionist painters.Otto Mueller was born on October 16, 1874, in Liebau, German Silesia. His mother had been adopted as a young girl, giving rise to the story that he was the son of a gypsy--a story he never denied. He was a cousin to the famous German writers and dramatists Gerhart and Carl Hauptmann (the latter's novel "Einhart der Lächler" is an imaginary portrait of the painter). After four years of apprenticeship with a lithographer, Mueller entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden in 1894. He was dissatisfied with the conservative instructions and left after two years. The next several years he lived close to his influential cousins, and for a short while he went to Munich to study with the famous painter Franz von Stuck. …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…cke" referred to what Ernst Ludwig Kirchner stated in his chronology of the artist group: Mueller exemplified a "sensual harmony of life and his work." Further Reading The first important article on Otto Mueller was written by Paul Westheim and published in Das Kunstblatt N.5 of 1918. The most comprehensive monograph on the artist was published by Lothar-Günther Buckhein--Leben und Werk (Life and Work) in 1963 (Feldafing) with an oeuvre catalogue for the graphic works by Florian Karsch. For the 100th birthday of the artist, Florian Karsch published a corrected oeuvre catalogue of the graphics (Berlin, 1975). Eberhard Troeger published a short monograph (1949), but more information about the artist can be found in the standard texts on Expressionism: Bernard S. Myers, The German Expressionists, a Generation in Revolt (n.d.) and Peter Selz, German Expressionist Painting (1974). A concise small paperback by John Willett (1978) is a general introduction to this period. |