Landscape with seated figures
Maker
(artist)
1812-1845
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
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
p. 35
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: n/a.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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