Sale: 344 / Modern Art, April 28. 2009 in Munich Lot 223

 
Hermann Mühlen - Zwei liegende Akte in einer Landschaft


223
Hermann Mühlen
Zwei liegende Akte in einer Landschaft, 1921.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 6,720 / $ 7,257

(incl. surcharge)

Zwei liegende Akte in einer Landschaft. 1921.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated lower left. 85 : 190 cm (33,4 : 74,8 in). Admitted to the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1904, Hermann Mühlen later studied at both the Düsseldorf Applied Arts School and the Munich Art Academy. Extensive travels to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy made him thoroughly familiar with the prevailing trends in the art of his day. From 1919 Hermann Mühlen showed work regularly in the Rhineland and in Munich. Apart from nude studies, landscapes, still lifes and paintings with religious content, M2uhlen also designed murals, which differ markedly in style from his other work. Whereas closeness to the 1920s French style is apparent in his figurative compositions and nude studies, his landscapes and still lifes reveal the influence of Cézanne. [NB]

PROVENIENZ: From the artist's estate.

With a crossed out oil sketch on the reverse
Good overall impression. Line tacking margins. All in all barely noticeably shop-soiled. Edges with isolated smaller colour flakings and traces of rubbing. Small superficial colour abrasion on the upper thigh.




223
Hermann Mühlen
Zwei liegende Akte in einer Landschaft, 1921.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 4,000 / $ 4,320
Sold:
€ 6,720 / $ 7,257

(incl. surcharge)