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Three Nudes in the Forest
by Otto Mueller
GenreLandscape
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Otto Mueller painted these figures in harmony with nature, a signature theme. Three nude women rest in a forest setting, their angular bodies rendered in his characteristic flat, matte technique. Mueller used distemper (glue-based paint) to create deliberately unpolished surfaces emphasizing primal connection to nature.
Mueller was a member of Die Brücke, the German Expressionist group. His subjects of nudes in landscapes reflect their ideal of natural living free from modern constraints. Now at the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, Germany.
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About Three Nudes in the Forest
This work is at the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, Germany. The museum has an important collection of German Expressionism and 20th-century modern art.
Mueller (1874-1930) was a German Expressionist painter associated with Die Brücke. He specialized in nudes in nature, using matte surfaces and angular forms to suggest primal harmony.
Die Brücke (The Bridge) was a German Expressionist group founded in 1905. Members including Mueller sought to bridge traditional art with modern expression, often depicting nudes in natural settings as an ideal of freedom.
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