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Landscape with seated figures

Maker

(artist)
1812-1845

Title

Landscape with seated figures

Date of Production

1812 - 1845

Medium

oil paint and varnish on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 11.2 cm
Width: 6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1052

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords


Notes

Inspired by the watercolours of Cotman, Müller’s free manner of painting with dry brushwork evokes the vitality of the landscape. He was specifically interested in the forms of trees and foliage.

Provenance

F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower right), n.d. (8 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 35

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: n/a.

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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