Drei Mädchen im Wald (Kleine Akte in Landschaft). um 1912.
Lithograph.
Signed and inscribed by a hand other than that of the artist. From an edition of ca. 8 copies. On smooth yellow wove paper. 32.6 x 43.3 cm (12.8 x 17 in). Sheet: 38,1 x 49,5 cm (15 x 19,4 in).
Printed by Otto Mueller. [AW].

– One of just eight copies.
– The slender, melancholic female nudes are typical of Otto Mueller's work.
– From the important “Brücke” period.
– Another copy of this print is in the collection of the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.

PROVENANCE: H. Paffenholz Collection, Wipperfürth.
Private collection North Rhine Westphalia (from the above in 1995).

EXHIBITION: Otto Mueller (1874-1930). Aquarelle, Pastelle, Holzschnitte, Lithografien, Galerie Margret Heuser, Düsseldorf, January 31 - February 18, 1995, cat. no. 3 (illu.).

LITERATURE: Florian Karsch, Otto Mueller. Das graphische Gesamtwerk, Berlin 1974, no. 26 (illu.).

In good condition. Isolated small green color splashes, as well as isolated traces from the making in the outer margins of the sheet. Slight mount staining. The outermost sheet corners repaired. The left sheet edge slightly irregularly trimmed.