Richard Müller (1874 - 1954)

Richard Müller

Richard Müller was a German painter and graphic artist. His artistic talent was evident early on. In 1893 he became self-employed as a painter in Dresden. In the fall of 1894, Müller exhibited landscape and animal studies for the first time in the Ernst Arnold Art Salon. In 1895 he met Max Klinger, who encouraged him to study etching techniques. In 1896 he was represented by Arnold at the exhibition "Hand Drawings of German Artists" and won the Grand Rome Prize of the Prussian Academy of Arts, endowed with 6000 gold marks, for his etching "Adam and Eve". In 1900 he received a professorship at the academy, meanwhile as well known in Dresden as Klinger. Müller was highly valued as a painter during the National Socialist era.