CARL OTTO MÜLLER

(German, 1901-1970)

THE RED HAND-TOWEL

Oil on Board

8¾  x 6½ Inches

Initialed Lower Left, "C.O.M"

Dated Lower Left, 1969

 

A lyrical oil study of a young woman drying herself with a red hand--towel. Carl Otto Muller first studied at the Kunstgewerbschule in Munich under Caspar and, subsequently, at the Dortmund Kunstakademie. He furthered his studies in Paris and Italy. During a long and successful career, he was the recipient of numerous medals and prizes and juried awards. He was the subject of many solo-exhibitions including at the Koll-Austellung, (1947), the Stutttgart Kunstkabinett (1952), the Eichstadt Gewerbehalle and Munich’s Stadtgalerie (1955). Muller is known particularly for his subtle and psychologically-penetrating studies of women painted in a modulated post-Impressionist style reminiscent of Bonnard’s Intimism. We are pleased to offer this dynamic figural study from Muller's mature period.

 

Displayed in a water-gilt, linen-lined frame.

Framed Dimensions: 14½ H x 12 W x 1 D Inches

 

Reference:

Vollmer Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler des 20. Jarhhunderts, Hans Vollmer, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1992, Vol. 3, p. 438; et al.