608 - Otto Mueller (1874, Liebau, Silesia – Obernigk near Breslau, 1930)

Otto Mueller (1874, Liebau, Silesia – Obernigk near Breslau, 1930) Five Yellow Files by the Water Color lithograph on yellowish vellum. (1921). Approx. 33.5 x 44 cm (sheet size approx. 43 x 53 cm). One of approx. 30 copies of the special edition preceding the run of 100. Signed lower right. Karsch 156 b (of c). Beginning in 1908, Otto Mueller increasingly focused on lithography. Of all printmaking techniques, this medium appealed to him particularly because its creative process most closely resembles drawing. He produced these prints alongside his work as a painter. Like his “Brücke” colleagues, Mueller preferred motifs such as nude bathers by the water or in the countryside, among trees or by ponds. Mueller planned this print as a multicolored work from the outset, though he limited himself to just a few colors and color accents. This vibrantly colored print was created during his time at the Breslau Academy, where he had greater printing capabilities in the studio facilities there. Provenance: Collection, Rhineland. Taxation: subject to regular taxation (VAT: Regular Taxation).