Forest Clearing (Waldlichtung)
Description:
A forest clearing with tall trees, in the foreground of which is a stream, and some deer grazing, mountains in the far distance. Oil on canvas, 93 cm x 149 cm (36.5/8 x 58.5/8 ins). Apparently signed and dated lower left ‘F. Muller 1886’.
Provenance:
Sale, Koller West Auktionen, Hardturmstrasse 133, Postfach, 8031 Zurich, Switzerland, 19th March 2003, Lot 6615A. Illustrated in colour, p.95. Estimate CHF4500-6500. Sold for CHF4800
It is difficult from the reproduction in the auction catalogue to be sure if this is indeed an early work by Muller-Ury, but the signature is not unlikely for this date, and he was trying his hand at several genre in his early career. The auction house may have catalogued it with handed-down information from the vendor. The picture bears some resemblance to the works of Robert Zünd (1827-1909) in the Kunstmuseum, Lucerne.
