The Daulton Collection owns many etchings, including rare proofs of pre-final states, by Richard Müller, who was an important second-generation symbolist artist in the Dresden circle. From 1888 to 1890, he studied at the painting school of the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. At the age of 16, he began studying at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts under Leonhard Gey and Leon Pohle in 1890, during which time he shared a studio with fellow symbolist Sascha Schneider. From 1895, he became a member of the "Goppelner School" artists' circle and met Max Klinger, who encouraged him to explore etching techniques. In 1896, he won the Rome Prize for his etching "Eva und Adam," followed by a study visit to Italy. From 1900 to 1935, he taught drawing at the Dresden Art Academy, was appointed professor in 1903, and was rector there from 1933 to 1935. His students included George Grosz, Hermann Kohlmann, and Horst Naumann.
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Eva und Adam" ["Eve and Adam"]
(Günther catalogue: 26)
1897
large-format etching
65 x 34,3 cm
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Müller won the Rome prize for this magnificent etching.
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Schnitter" ["Reaper"]
(Günther catalogue: 147)
1899
etching in black-brown on heavy copperplate paper
47,6 x 59,4 cm
signed in pencil lower right: "R. Müller" dated in pencil lower right: "30. Juli 99." inscribed in pencil lower right "II Zustand I Abzug" ["2nd state 1st proof"] and "Platte vernichtet" ["plate destroyed"] also numbered in pencil in the lower right plate corner: "II"
The Daulton Collection
This print is of the utmost rarity, probably unique. Rolf Günther, Dresden, author of the catalogue raisonné of Müller's etchings, was aware of the print, but knew of no impressions.
Condition: The sheet is slightly soiled overall; the margins slightly foxed. The corners are slightly bumped and occasionally have small thumbtack holes, a larger water stain at the lower right.
"Müller, who first turned to etching in 1897 [actually,1896], demonstrated virtuoso skill in this technique just two [three] years later. In terms of motif and composition, this impressive work is reminiscent of Jules Bastien-Lepage's 1877 painting 'Les foins' ['Haymaking' or 'Resting in the Fields'], which was a seminal work in French plein air painting." S
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Am Meer" ["By the Sea"] (Günther catalogue: 52)
circa 1900
etching image 17,9 x 16,4 cm plate 22,5 x 17,5 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller"
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from an edition of 10
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Maus mit Walnuss" ["Mouse with Walnut"]
(not in Günther catalogue)
1900
etching on rolled China paper
6,1 x 16,1 cm
signed and dated in pencil lower right: "Rich. Müller 1900."
The Daulton Collection
A magnificent, harmonious print with wide margins.
Condition: minimal dusting; faint light staining; on the verso, a paper strip from an old mount; otherwise flawless.
Extremely rare: according to Rolf Günther, Dresden, author of the catalogue raisonné of Müller's etchings, no other example of this etching is known to date.
"As in his etchings 'Mouse with Nut' (Günther 56) or 'Mouse with Laurel' (Günther 57), Müller also brings the viewer so close to the mouse in this undescribed etching that one believes 'even a deep breath could frighten it and cause it to flee. He delicately stroked the animal's fur to create the illusion of its softness' (Wodarz, p. 192)." B
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Wunder der Dressur" ["Miracle of Dressage"] (Günther catalogue: 62)
1911
etching 28,4 x 43,3 cm signed in pencil lower right: "Rich. Müller." framed (56,6 x 70,5 cm)
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Todeskampf" ["Death Throes"] (Günther catalogue: 68)
1913
etching 42,7 x 29,7 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller" inscribed in pencil lower left by the printer: "Otto Felsing Berlin"
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Auf Freiersfüßen" ["On the Prowl"]
(Günther catalogue: 70)
1914
proof impression of the 2nd state
etching
plate 39,8 x 28,5 cm
inscribed, dated, and signed in pencil lower right: "II. Zustand IV. Abzug 12 August 1914 Rich. Müller" ["(2nd state 4th proof)"]
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Auf Freiersfüßen" ["On the Prowl"] (Günther catalogue: 70)
1914 final state
etching plate 39,8 x 28,5 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller" numbered in pencil lower left: "39."
The Daulton Collection
from the edition of 169 after the copper plate was steel-faced (an additional 22 impressions were made before steel-facing)
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Frank Kempe, Galerie Saxonia, Munich
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The Daulton Collection owns another impression of the final state:
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Auf Freiersfüßen" ["On the Prowl"] (Günther catalogue: 70)
1914 final state
etching plate 39,8 x 28,5 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller"
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Maus mit Würmern" ["Mouse with Worms"] (Günther catalogue: 80)
1915
etching in dark brown on Japan paper 9,4 x 13,7 cm sheet 23 x 30,6 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller" inscribed in pencil lower left by the printer: "Otto Felsing Berlin" numbered in pencil lower left: "2/78" [21/78?]
The Daulton Collection
a very fine and particularly strong impression.
provenance: purchased in 2005 from a vendor in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Maulwurf" ["Mole"]
(Günther catalogue 81; Wodarz catalogue 83)
1915
etching and drypoint in black-brown on heavy wove paper
11,1 x 19,2 cm
a proof impression
in pencil below, signed, dated "4.IV.1915," and inscribed "Probedruck" ["proof impression"] with a dedication to the artist's son Adrian.
The Daulton Collection
A magnificent, striking proof, with narrow margins at the top and bottom, and very narrow at the sides.
Condition: minimal soiling, primarily on the verso; with barely noticeable foxing at the top left and other minor signs of wear; otherwise in beautiful condition.
"In its realistic and brutal quality, the image appears like a counterpart to Wenzel Hollar's dead, prone mole, which he etched some 270 years earlier." B
See: Franz Hermann Meißner, Das Werk von Richard Müller (Dresden: Adrian Lukas Müller, 1921), pgs. 96 and 154 (ill.) ("Maulwurf").
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Der Tod als Brandstifter" ["Death as Arsonist"] (Günther catalogue: 83)
1916
etching 43,3 x 32,2 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller"
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Das große Tier I" ["The Great Beast I"] (Günther catalogue: 85)
1918
etching plate 28,3 x 6,7 cm
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Der leine Mensch" ["The Little Man"] (Günther catalogue: 90)
1918
etching plate 16,7 x 41,9 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller"
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Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Frank Kempe, Galerie Saxonia, Munich
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Encephalocranioskopie (Hirnschädelschau)" ["Encephalocranioscopy (Cranial Examination)"] (Günther catalogue: 104)
1920
etching plate 30 x 22,2 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller." numbered in pencil lower left: "23/30"
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Selbstbildnis" ["Self-Portrait"] (Günther catalogue: 106/11. Opus I)
1921
drypoint etching plate 27 x 17,6 cm
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Der dreiste Freier" ["The Brazen Suitor"] (Günther catalogue: 124)
1923 final state of 3
etching 29,6 x 24 cm signed in pencil lower right: "Rich. Müller"
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Der dreiste Freier" ["The Brazen Suitor"] (Günther catalogue: 124)
1923 proof impression of 2nd state of 3
etching on fine laid paper plate 29,6 x 24 cm; sheet 46,8 x 34,5 cm
signed in pencil lower right: "Rich. Müller" inscribed by the artist in pencil below: "(2. Zustand 4 Abzug)" ["(2nd state 4th proof)"]
The Daulton Collection
Condition: Light-stained, minor soiling upper left. A crease from the work process lower right. Partial light abrasion in the margins. Inconspicuous, isolated foxing, two more prominent spots lower right. Verso paper remnants from an earlier mounting and partial superficial paper abrasion, one patch closed upper right.
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Was ist Ruhm -- Was sind Namen?" ["What is Fame -- What are Names?"] (Günther catalogue: 125)
(Death exulting over Napoleon and Friedrich II, while the mouse is not bothered.)
1923
etching plate 32.2 x 25 cm
signed in pencil lower right: " Rich. Müller"
The Daulton Collection
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Frank Kempe, Galerie Saxonia, Munich
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Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
"Der Künstler" ["The Artist"] (Monkey Painting a Marabou Stork) (Günther catalogue: 129)
1924 proof impression of the 2nd state
etching on heavy paper plate 9,7 x 30,8 cm; sheet 23 x 40 cm
inscribed, signed, and dated in pencil lower right: "II. Zust[and]. I. Abz[ug]. Rich. Müller 25." ["(2nd state 1st proof)"]
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Condition: Slightly soiled upper right. Small stains in the white margin below middle.
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