Richard Müller (Tschirnitz/Bohemia 1874 – 1954 Dresden-Loschwitz)
Portrait of the Lillian Sanderson, the Artist's Wife, on her Deathbed
1947
charcoal drawing
inscribed, dated, and signed below in pencil:
"Meine liebe Frau Conzertsängerin Lillian Sanderson -- gestorben am 9. April 1947 -- Rich. Müller.
begraben am 14. April auf dem Loschwitzer Friedhof"
translation:
"My beloved wife concert
singer Lillian Sanderson --
died on 9 April 1947 -- Rich. Müller.
Buried on 14 April in the Loschwitz Cemetery" (in Dresden)
The Daulton Collection
Provenance:
Estate of the Artist
Frank Kempe, Galerie Saxonia, Munich