Dunes on Sylt, ca. 1920
Lithograph, coloured
Sheet dimensions38,2 × 50 cm
About the workOtto Mueller belonged to the Brücke group of artists until 1913. After an interruption of six years – partly due to the First World War – he was able to draw nudes by the sea and in the dunes again. Here he focussed on the depiction of a paradisiacal landscape. Behind depictions of tropical-looking plants, he formed the sandy terrain in black contours. The piece was probably created in July 1920 during a visit to Westerland on Sylt lasting several days. Mueller spent the summers of 1919 and 1920 on the North Sea islands. His sister Elfriede lived on Föhr at the time.
AccessionAcquisition 1952
Provenance[...]; 9.4.1953 angekauft von der Galerie Hella Nebelung, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberK 1952-327
