Finding Moses, ca. 1920

ArtistOtto Mueller, Lubawka 1874–1930 Wrocław

Colour lithograph on vellum

Image dimensions28,5 x 39 cm

Sheet dimensions42,5 x 53,5 cm

Status

not on display

About the workOtto Mueller's penchant for nature as opposed to city life found expression in scenes of nudes in the open air. The Finding of Moses is an Old Testament narrative. Mueller chose this theme because it does not require any particular historical iconography, but allows the depiction of figures in a natural state embedded in a lush landscape of reeds. This print is one of the first colour lithographs by the artist, who taught at the State Academy for Art and Applied Arts in Breslau beginning in 1919.

AccessionGift of Dr. Hans Lühdorf 1964

Provenance? - vor 1944 Galerie Arnold/Ludwig Gutbier; ? - spät. 1945 Galerie Alex Vömel; zwischen 1939 und 1945 Dr. Hans Lühdorf (Düsseldorf 1910 - 1983 Düsseldorf) angekauft von der Galerie Vömel; 1964 erworben durch Schenkung von Lühdorf

Inventory numberK 1964-77

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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