Otto Mueller

Otto Mueller 1874 - 1930 Stehender weiblicher Rückenakt. Um 1923. Black Oil crayon. Signed in the lower right. On heavy, hammered laid paper. 68.8 x 50.5 cm (27 x 19.8 in), size of sheet. [AH]. • Movement vs. stillness: The artist explores the classical motif of the nude from the back against an expressive, shimmering background. • Otto Mueller’s nude paintings are considered the artist’s most sought-after works on the international auction market. • Part of the same private collection for more than 20 years. • Works by the artist are at, among others, the Brücke Museum in Berlin and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. PROVENANCE: Josef Mueller-Herbig, Karlsruhe/Lübeck (son of the artist; inscribed “J. M. 21” on the reverse). Galerie Thomas, Munich (1978). Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (since 1985). Private collection, Southern Germany. Private collection, Austria (since 2003, Ketterer Kunst). EXHIBITION: Otto Mueller. Aquarelle, Pastelle, Zeichnungen, Graphik. Kunstblätter der Galerie Nierendorf, Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, Sept. 15–Dec. 11, 1968, cat. no. 51 (with ill.). Otto Mueller. Bilder, Aquarelle, Kreiden, Lithographien, Galerie Thomas, Munich, Oct. 13–Nov. 23, 1978, cat. no. 50 (with ill.). LITERATURE: Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau and Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, Otto Mueller. vol. 2: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, Cologne 2020, CR no. P1923/37 (445) (with color illustration on p. 122). - - Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 101st Auction, November 25, 1985, Lot 704 (with black-and-white illustration) . Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 254th Auction, May 18, 2001, Lot 570 (with color illustration). Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 280th Auction, June 6, 2003, Lot 72 (with color illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.49 h +/- 20 min.

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