'The Red Hand-Towel' by Carl Otto Müller, 1969; German Post-Impressionist, Dortmund Kunstakademie

Description

Signed lower left, dated verso 1969 and titled: 'Myriam, Das Rote Handtusch'.

A lyrical oil on board study of a … more Signed lower left, dated verso 1969 and titled: 'Myriam, Das Rote Handtusch'.

A lyrical oil on board study of a young woman drying herself with a red hand-towel presented in a 12" x 14.5" water-gilt, linen-lined frame.

Carl Otto Muller (German, irst 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.

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