August Müller (painter)

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"Mother's love" (1871) by August Müller

August Müller (born June 13, 1836 in Rottweil ; † May 19, 1885 in Munich ) was a German genre painter who is assigned to the Munich School .

Life

August Müller grew up in Tübingen , where his father, formerly a lawyer from Rottweil, was appointed legal secretary. He attended secondary school and, according to his parents' wishes, he would later work in agriculture. From 1858 he was artistically active under Rustige , he won several prizes at the Stuttgart Academy and moved to Munich in 1865, where he was artistically supported by his compatriots Jakob Grünenwald , Heinrich Schaumann and the well-known animal painter Anton Braith . The Munich Art Association bought his picture writing lessons . His other pictures mostly show cheerful motifs from rural life and sold well.

Müller was married and was considered a respected man in his circle. In addition to meningitis, he suffered from other diseases and died by suicide. His estate of 95 mostly unfinished paintings , sketches and studies was exhibited in the Kunstverein and most of it was sold, the remainder, consisting of numerous costumes and rich studio items, was auctioned off.

Works (selection)

  • "The Country Doctor" (1867)
  • "The Art Lover" (1868)
  • "Häusliches Glück" , in the humorous contrast "Domestic Cross" and "The Largest Cross" (1869)
  • "Bitter Medicine" (1870)
  • "Mother's Love" (1871)
  • "At home", an old peasant bachelor on free feet (1873)
  • "In der Laube" , "The convalescent mother" (1880)
  • "From Tyrol" , "Swabian Fuhrmann" , two little girls, watching the cheerful hustle and bustle of a hen and her "little kitchen", the tragicomic "Zu dear" (1885)

literature

Web links

Commons : August Müller  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Bötticher erroneously attributed the two architectural pictures “The beautiful fountain in Nuremberg” and “The old gate in Prague” as well as the animal pictures “Group of chamois” and “Fleeing deer pursued by the eagle”.
personal data
SURNAME Müller, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Rottweil
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1885
Place of death Munich