Young Girl
Artist
Otto Mueller
(German, 1874 - 1930)
Date1918-1919
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27.62 × 37.47 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 19 3/4 inches (37.47 × 50.17 cm)
Mat: 16 × 21 3/4 inches (40.64 × 55.25 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 19 3/4 inches (37.47 × 50.17 cm)
Mat: 16 × 21 3/4 inches (40.64 × 55.25 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane Wade in memory of Curt Valentin
Object number58-33/6
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Gallery LabelCasually seated amid swaying broad-leafed plants, blades of grass and mountain crests, Otto Mueller’s Young Girl frankly acknowledges the viewer’s gaze. The curves of her nude body echo those of the nature that surrounds her, and all is rendered through simple, yet bold, woodcut lines. She is at one with nature, at peace with herself.
Like other members of Die Brücke (The Bridge), a group of Dresden-based Expressionist artists, Mueller embraced the back-to-nature movement that took hold in Germany during the early 20th century. The group’s art and alternative lifestyle defied societal conventions. The woodcut was a favored print technique among Brücke artists. It was simple, direct and capable of expressing raw emotion.
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