Portrait of Otto Mueller

Otto Mueller: Catalogue of the 100 Most Famous Paintings

Updated Ekim 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 114 works by Otto Mueller in our catalogue

Özet

Self-Portrait (1921) is recorded as the most famous painting of Otto Mueller; it is held by the Saint Louis Sanat Müzesi, Saint Louis. Lovers and Large bathers occupy the second and third entries. Of the 114 works by Otto Mueller recorded in the catalogue, the 100 best known are listed below, each entry with its date, the holding museum and a note on the work.

1874 – 1930, Lubawka Expressionism Most works: Museum Folkwang

Entries 1 to 10: the most famous Otto Mueller paintings

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Self-Portrait (1921) by Otto Mueller

Self-Portrait

1921 · Tempera · Saint Louis Sanat Müzesi, Saint Louis

A man stares from the shadows, his eyes fixed on a point just beyond the viewer. The face is a landscape of bone and light, carved by a heavy, directional glow that leaves half the features in a deep, murky darkness. This is not a casual glance but a piercing, psychological confrontation. The skin appears textured, built up through thick, visible brushstrokes that suggest the physical struggle of the artist…

Otto Mueller, further entries: 11 to 100

11Two Sisters (Russian Pair of Girls) (1918) by Otto MuellerTwo Sisters (Russian Pair of Girls)1918 12Three Nudes Before a Mirror (1922) by Otto MuellerThree Nudes Before a Mirror1922 13Liebespaar (1920) by Otto MuellerLiebespaar1920 14Olympia (1924) by Otto MuellerOlympia1924 15Three Huts, One with Red Roof (Gypsy Huts) (1928) by Otto MuellerThree Huts, One with Red Roof (Gypsy Huts)1928 16Two Girls in the Forest (1923) by Otto MuellerTwo Girls in the Forest1923 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe 17Two Nudes on the Grass (1924) by Otto MuellerTwo Nudes on the Grass1924 18Seated Gypsy Girl (1926) by Otto MuellerSeated Gypsy Girl1926 19Am Ufer Sitzendes Mädchen (1926) by Otto MuellerAm Ufer Sitzendes Mädchen1926 20Stehende Zigeunerkinder (1927) by Otto MuellerStehende Zigeunerkinder1927 · Germanisches Nationalmuseum 21Badende (1914) by Otto MuellerBadende1914 · Museum Folkwang 22Three girls in profile by Otto MuellerThree girls in profile 23A tree by Otto MuellerA tree 24Two sitting in dunes girl by Otto MuellerTwo sitting in dunes girlThyssen-Bornemisza Müzesi 25Family of Gypsies (1915) by Otto MuellerFamily of Gypsies1915 · Museum Folkwang 26Three Nudes (1910) by Otto MuellerThree Nudes1910 · Kunstpalast 27Nudes Under Three Trees (1900) by Otto MuellerNudes Under Three Trees1900 28Stehender Maedchenakt mit Dolch (Lukretia) (1903) by Otto MuellerStehender Maedchenakt mit Dolch (Lukretia)1903 29Neger und Taenzerin (1903) by Otto MuellerNeger und Taenzerin1903 30Taenzerin mit Schleier (1903) by Otto MuellerTaenzerin mit Schleier1903 31Three Bathers at the Forest Pond (1911) by Otto MuellerThree Bathers at the Forest Pond1911 32Portrait of Maschka Mueller by Otto MuellerPortrait of Maschka MuellerWallraf-Richartz Müzesi 33Boy in front of two standing nudes and a seated nudes (1910) by Otto MuellerBoy in front of two standing nudes and a seated nudes1910 34Badende (1911) by Otto MuellerBadende1911 35Adam and Eve by Otto MuellerAdam and EveStädel Müzesi 36Between trees standing girl by Otto MuellerBetween trees standing girl 37Couple with green fan by Otto MuellerCouple with green fan 38Two Female Nudes (1912) by Otto MuellerTwo Female Nudes1912 39Forest Landscape (1915) by Otto MuellerForest Landscape1915 40Bathers (1916) by Otto MuellerBathers1916 · National Gallery of Art 41Liegendes Mädchen (1914) by Otto MuellerLiegendes Mädchen1914 42Badeszene Mit Vier Figuren, Haus Und Boot (nach Rechts) (1914) by Otto MuellerBadeszene Mit Vier Figuren, Haus Und Boot (nach Rechts)1914 43Mädchen Am See (1916) by Otto MuellerMädchen Am See1916 44Drei Badende Im Wasser (1913) by Otto MuellerDrei Badende Im Wasser1913 45Paar Mit Grünem Fächer (1913) by Otto MuellerPaar Mit Grünem Fächer1913 46Landschaft Mit Badenden (1915) by Otto MuellerLandschaft Mit Badenden1915 · Kirchner Museum Davos 47Five Bathers in Lake Landscape (1918) by Otto MuellerFive Bathers in Lake Landscape1918 48Forest Pond with Bathers (1921) by Otto MuellerForest Pond with Bathers1921 49Forest Stream with Bathers (1919) by Otto MuellerForest Stream with Bathers1919 50Girls in the Green (1920) by Otto MuellerGirls in the Green1920 51Landscape with Yellow Nudes (1919) by Otto MuellerLandscape with Yellow Nudes1919 · MoMA - Museum of Modern Art 52Doppelbildnis (1922) by Otto MuellerDoppelbildnis1922 53Polnische Familie (1919) by Otto MuellerPolnische Familie1919 54Badende Am Waldsee (1919) by Otto MuellerBadende Am Waldsee1919 55Mädchen Und Knabe Am Waldteich (1922) by Otto MuellerMädchen Und Knabe Am Waldteich1922 56Marischka Mit Maske (1919) by Otto MuellerMarischka Mit Maske1919 · Museum Folkwang 57Waldstück Mit Stein Und Gebüsch (1919) by Otto MuellerWaldstück Mit Stein Und Gebüsch1919 58Liebespaar (1919) by Otto MuellerLiebespaar1919 · Museum der bildenden Künste 59The Tent (1927) by Otto MuellerThe Tent1927 60Two Girls by the Lake (Seated and Standing Nude in Forest Landscape) (1926) by Otto MuellerTwo Girls by the Lake (Seated and Standing Nude in Forest Landscape)1926 61Self-Portrait with the Rooster (1927) by Otto MuellerSelf-Portrait with the Rooster1927 62Gypsy Woman with Child (1926) by Otto MuellerGypsy Woman with Child1926 63Park Gate (1927) by Otto MuellerPark Gate1927 64Two Girls (1927) by Otto MuellerTwo Girls1927 65Bathers in the Reed Trench (1924) by Otto MuellerBathers in the Reed Trench1924 66Two Girls in the Grass (1926) by Otto MuellerTwo Girls in the Grass1926 · Bavarian State Painting Collections 67Zwei Zigeunerinnen (1923) by Otto MuellerZwei Zigeunerinnen1923 68Akt Im Wald (1923) by Otto MuellerAkt Im Wald1923 69Abendlandschaft (1925) by Otto MuellerAbendlandschaft1925 · Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie 70Zigeunerwagen (1927) by Otto MuellerZigeunerwagen1927 71Sitzender Akt in Landschaft (1927) by Otto MuellerSitzender Akt in Landschaft1927 72Zigeunermadonna (1926) by Otto MuellerZigeunermadonna1926 73Waldstück Mit Blumen Und Teich (1925) by Otto MuellerWaldstück Mit Blumen Und Teich1925 74Stehende Zigeunerin Mit Kind (1926) by Otto MuellerStehende Zigeunerin Mit Kind1926 75Große Kniende (1926) by Otto MuellerGroße Kniende1926 76Waldlandschaft Mit Akt (1924) by Otto MuellerWaldlandschaft Mit Akt1924 · Aargauer Kunsthaus 77Zwischen Bäumen Stehendes Mädchen (1925) by Otto MuellerZwischen Bäumen Stehendes Mädchen1925 78Stehender Weiblicher Akt Zwischen Bäumen (1927) by Otto MuellerStehender Weiblicher Akt Zwischen Bäumen1927 79Stehende Zigeunerin mit Kind (1927) by Otto MuellerStehende Zigeunerin mit Kind1927 80Seated Nude in the Countryside (1925) by Otto MuellerSeated Nude in the Countryside1925 81Two Nude Girls in a Sand Dune, One Sitting, One Lying (1924) by Otto MuellerTwo Nude Girls in a Sand Dune, One Sitting, One Lying1924 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 82Gypsy Child with Donkey (1929) by Otto MuellerGypsy Child with Donkey1929 83Zigeunerkind Im Dorf (1929) by Otto MuellerZigeunerkind Im Dorf1929 84Zigeunerin Im Garten (1929) by Otto MuellerZigeunerin Im Garten1929 85Stehender Mädchenakt Im Grünen (1929) by Otto MuellerStehender Mädchenakt Im Grünen1929 86Zwei Akte Im Freien (1927) by Otto MuellerZwei Akte Im Freien1927 · Albertina 87Three Nudes in the Forest by Otto MuellerThree Nudes in the Forest 88Nude in Evening Landscape by Otto MuellerNude in Evening Landscape 89Negerpaar by Otto MuellerNegerpaar 90Selbstbildnis mit Pentagramm by Otto MuellerSelbstbildnis mit Pentagramm 91A Group of Artists by Otto MuellerA Group of Artists 92Bildnis des Malers Otto Mueller by Otto MuellerBildnis des Malers Otto Mueller 93Three Girls in a Wood by Otto MuellerThree Girls in a WoodSaint Louis Sanat Müzesi 94Three nudes in landscape by Otto MuellerThree nudes in landscape 95Landscape with Bathers by Otto MuellerLandscape with Bathers 96Three acts by Otto MuellerThree acts 97Naked woman sitting on branch by Otto MuellerNaked woman sitting on branch 98Landscape with forked tree by Otto MuellerLandscape with forked tree 99Standing couple by Otto MuellerStanding couple 100Cowering in the Forest Act by Otto MuellerCowering in the Forest Act

Otto Mueller: works by period

Principal subjects in the work of Otto Mueller

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Otto Mueller: holding museums

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Otto Mueller Paintings from this list
Museum Folkwang, EssenMuseum Folkwang Essen 4 Two Nudes in the Thicket, Badende, Family of Gypsies
Saint Louis Sanat Müzesi, Saint LouisSaint Louis Sanat Müzesi Saint Louis 2 Self-Portrait, Three Girls in a Wood
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, NürnbergGermanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg 2 Stehende Zigeunerkinder
Albertina, ViyanaAlbertina Viyana 2 Zwei Akte Im Freien
Westfälisches Landesmuseum, MünsterWestfälisches Landesmuseum Münster 1 Bathers
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, KarlsruheStaatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Karlsruhe 1 Two Girls in the Forest
Thyssen-Bornemisza Müzesi, MadridThyssen-Bornemisza Müzesi Madrid 1 Two sitting in dunes girl
Kunstpalast, DüsseldorfKunstpalast Düsseldorf 1 Three Nudes

Decade index: the principal Otto Mueller painting of each

Works per decade

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Questions frequently consulted on Otto Mueller's paintings

What is the best-known work of Otto Mueller?Display the answer

Self-Portrait (1921), Saint Louis Sanat Müzesi, Saint Louis. The following entries are Lovers and Large bathers.

How old was Otto Mueller in the year of Self-Portrait?Display the answer

47 years: Otto Mueller was born in 1874 and Self-Portrait is dated 1921.

What are the ten best-known works by Otto Mueller?Display the answer

Self-Portrait, Lovers, Large bathers, Bathers in Brown, Four Bathers, The Judgment of Paris, Bathers, Two bathing girls, Two Nudes in the Thicket and Nudes in Dunes. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Otto Mueller does the catalogue record?Display the answer

The catalogue records 114 works by Otto Mueller, dated between 1900 and 1929.

Where are the principal works of Otto Mueller held?Display the answer

Principally in Museum Folkwang (Essen), Saint Louis Sanat Müzesi (Saint Louis) and Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nürnberg). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

During which period did Otto Mueller produce the best-known works?Display the answer

In 1920s: 43 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Self-Portrait.

What are the earliest and latest best-known works by Otto Mueller?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Nudes Under Three Trees (1900); the latest is Gypsy Child with Donkey (1929).

What subjects did Otto Mueller treat most often?Display the answer

Landscape (7), Female form (6) and Nude figure (5), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

What medium did Otto Mueller employ most often?Display the answer

Tempera, in 3 of the 100 works listed on this page.

To which art movement is Otto Mueller attributed?Display the answer

Expressionism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which paintings by Otto Mueller does the Museum Folkwang hold?Display the answer

Two Nudes in the Thicket, Badende and Family of Gypsies are among the 4 works on this page in the collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen.

Can reproductions of Otto Mueller's works be ordered?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Biography of Otto Mueller

Bir Gezginin Ruhu: Otto Mueller'ın Yaşamı ve Sanatı

Alman Dışavurumculuğunun öncüleri anıldığında genellikle fısıltıyla birlikte zikredilen bir isim olan Otto Mueller, doğanın ritimlerine ve yaşamın kıyısında sürünen hayatlara derin bir bağla bağlı bir sanatçıydı. 1874 yılında Silezya'nın Liebau kentinde –bugünkü Lubawalı, Polonya– dünyaya gelen sanatçının yolculuğu, sanatsal vizyonuna sonsuza dek kazınacak bir manzaranın ortasında başladı. Görlitz ve Breslau'daki litografi eğitimi, ona sonraki çalışmalarının çoğuna damgasını vuracak olan çizgi ve doku ustalığı gibi temel bir yetenek seti kazandırdı. Eğitimini Dresden ve Münih'teki prestijli akademilerde sürdürse de, Münih'te Franz von Stuck'tan aldığı küçümseyici değerlendirme, onu kendi kendine yön verdiği bir keşif dönemine itti. Bu biçimlendirici yıllarda Mueller; Empresyonizm, Jugendstil ve Sembolizmden etkilenmiş olsa da, tamamen kendisine özgü bir ses arayışıyla huzursuz kalmaya devam etti.

Çarpıtmadaki Uyumu Bulmak: Dışavurumcu Yol

Dönüm noktası, Mueller'ın 1908 yılında Berlin'e taşınmasıyla geldi. Şehrin filizlenen sanatsal hareketliliği içinde stili dramatik bir dönüşüme uğramaya başladı. Wilhelm Lehmbruck ve Rainer Maria Rilke gibi isimlerle kurduğu etkileşimler, insan deneyiminin duygusal derinliklerini keşfetmeye yönelik artan ilgisini besledi. 1910 yılında, akademik gelenekleri reddetmeye ve ham duygu ile öznel algıya dayalı yeni bir görsel dil oluşturmaya kendini adayan sanatçı grubu ‘Die Brücke’ye (Köprü) resmen katıldı. Meslektaşları genellikle sarsıcı renk paletlerini ve agresif fırça darbelerini benimserken, Mueller biraz daha farklı bir yol çizdi. O, çarpıtmanın içinde uyumu aradı; insanlık ile doğal dünya arasındaki temel birlik duygusunu açığa çıkarmak için formları ve konturları sadeleştirdi. Sessiz bir yoğunlukla bezeli manzaraları Vincent van Gogh'un ruhunu yankılarken, figürleri –özellikle de Roman kadınlar– büyüleyici bir zarafete sahiptir. Bu dönem, onun "Çingene Müller" lakabını pekiştirdi; ancak bu unvan, kesinleşmiş bir soydan ziyade, sanatsal konularına duyduğu hayranlıktan doğmuştu.

Benzersiz Bir Teknik ve Tekrarlanan Motifler

Mueller'ın sanatsal süreci, vizyonu kadar özgündü. Kaba tuval üzerine uygulanan su bazlı bir boya olan distemper (mat boya) yöntemini tercih ederek, eserlerine topraksı, neredeyse ilkel bir nitelik kazandıran mat bir yüzey yarattı. Bu teknik, resimlerinin genel havasına önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunarak samimiyet ve kırılganlık hissi uyandırdı. Konuları sürekli olarak birkaç ana tema etrafında dönüyordu: genellikle yıldızlı geceleri anımsatan dingin manzaralar, hem şehveti hem de melankoliyi bünyesinde barındıran etkileyici çıplak figürler ve en dikkat çekicisi, Roman halkının tasvirleri. Bu figürler sadece birer portre değildi; özgürlüğe duyulan özlemi, doğayla olan bağı ve burjuva toplumunun kısıtlamaları dışındaki alternatif bir yaşam biçimini temsil ediyorlardı. Aynı zamanda üretken bir baskı sanatçısıydı; ahşap baskı ve etsinglerin yanı sıra en çok tercih ettiği teknik litografiydi. Bu baskılardaki çizginin sadeliği, konularının duygusal özünü daha da belirginleştiriyordu.

Savaşın Gölgeleri ve Miras

Kendi kuşağındaki pek çok kişi gibi Mueller'ın hayatı da Birinci Dünya Savaşı'ndan derinden etkilendi. Hem Fransız hem de Rus cephelerinde asker olarak görev yaptı; bu deneyim şüphesiz iz bıraktı, ancak sanatsal stilini dramatik bir şekilde değiştirmedi. Savaştan sonra Breslau Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi'nde profesörlük kabul etti ve 1930 yılındaki ölümüne kadar kendini eğitime adadı. Trajik bir şekilde, çalışmaları 1937 yılında Nazi rejiminin ideolojik tasfiyelerinin kurbanı oldu; üç yüzden fazla eseri Alman müzelerinden el konuldu ve "yozlaşmış sanat" olarak damgalandı. Bu baskıya rağmen Mueller'ın sanatsal mirası varlığını sürdürdü. Bugün, insanlığa ve doğaya dair hassas tasvirleri dünya çapındaki izleyicilerde yankı bulmaya devam eden, Dışavurumculuğun kilit figürlerinden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Eserleri, sanatın siyasi sınırları aşma ve evrensel insanlık durumuna hitap etme gücünün dokunaklı bir hatırlatıcısı olarak hizmet etmektedir.

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