Barbus Müller
The name Barbus Müller stands for the creator or creators of several stone sculptures made of granite or volcanic rock. The name was coined by Jean Dubuffet and, loosely translated, means "Müller's bearded men".
There is hardly any reliable information about the sculptures. Despite their archaic appearance, reminiscent of the monolithic statues of Easter Island , they are of more recent origin and probably come from France. The works of one or more artists - made of granite or volcanic stone - are relatively small with a height of up to 1 m and sometimes seem to have been created from stolen kilometer stones. The hewn stones depict stylized faces with line-shaped or full lips, limbless men and women, whose rigid faces and facial expressions are reminiscent of primitive idols .
Since they were discovered by the Swiss collector Josef Müller in the 1940s at a French antique dealer and several figures are bearded, they were given the name "Barbus Müller".
Jean Dubuffet owned several pieces from Müller's collection, Henri-Pierre Roché , the Parisian art dealer Charles Ratton and the sculptor Saint-Paul were also collectors of these strange statues.
literature
- Jean Dubuffet: Les Barbus Müller et autres pièces de la statuaire provinciale . Gallimard, Paris 1947; Reprinted by Musée Barbier-Müller, Geneva 1979.
- John Maizels (Ed.): Outsider art sourcebook: art brut, folk art, outsider art . Raw Vision, Radlett Herts 2009, ISBN 978-0-9543393-2-6 .
Web links
- Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut. Retrieved September 24, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Barbus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Emergency name of a French Art Brut artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 11th century and 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 11th century and 20th century |