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Paul Muller
Albert Schweitzer

1940

$1,530
£1,169.78
€1,340.26
CA$2,158.08
A$2,349.59
CHF 1,254.61
MX$28,363.28
NOK 15,772.67
SEK 14,670.42
DKK 10,011.09

About the Item

Unsigned. Notably stretched over side panel of baby crib. Biography from Battledore Ltd Gallery: Paul Muller (Russian/American) was born in Estonia. At the age of 16 he joined the Russian Army where he was a musician with the "Labe Guard", the Czar's personal eight regiments. Following the war he worked in Budapest, then studied in Prague, Dresden, and in his native Estonia. There he worked as a sketch artist for a newspaper. Paul Muller came to the United States in 1926 and settled in New York City. He worked as an illustrator for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He also worked as a guard in the Federal Reserve Bank, Pitney Bowes Engraving Service, where he designed for the government one of the first meter-stamp postmarks. But he had a drinking problem, and ended his life as a building superintendent. During these later years he kept painting but his compositions became very phantasmagoric, often mixing references to war events and religious figures.
  • Creator:
    Paul Muller (1895 - 1970, American, Estonian)
  • Creation Year:
    1940
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    N/aPrice: $700
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    While stretched over frame from crib, there is significant wear on edge of canvas and to surface.
  • Gallery Location:
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2896216818402

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