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OTTO MUELLER Polish 1874-1930 Oil on Wood Board

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OTTO MUELLER Polish 1874-1930 Oil on Wood Board
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Oil on wood board, featuring nudes splashing in river scene. Signed and attr. Otto Mueller (Polish, 1874-1930), signature on lower right margin. Stamped and note in German attached on verso. 9.25 x 7.25 in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm). Otto Mueller’s Expressionist paintings and prints developed from an earlier style deeply rooted in Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Jugendstil (Art Nouveau), maintaining the latter’s emphasis on graceful silhouettes. Mueller distinguished himself from his Die Brücke peers by focusing more on harmonious simplification of color than expressing raw emotion, as exemplified by Reclining Nude in the Dunes (1923). Representative of the classically elegant female nudes in landscapes for which he is most celebrated, the tempera painting depicts a woman lying face down in the sand—the strong contours of her body echo the desert topography and evoke the communion of humans and nature, rather than intense emotion more typical of Expressionism. PROVENANCE: Private Collection (Umbertide, Italy)