Dated 1922. Signed on the plinth, with partially legible inscription in ink to underside of base
R………. Hans Muller
Nach de Bade
……… 12 J.. 1922
Preis …. : 300-
The carved and stained Limewood female nude with tightly knotted hair, leaning on an amphora and draped in a cloth, mounted on a moulded mahogany base.
33cm Wide x 29.5cm high.

Ref: 25601

Hans Müller (1873 Vienna – 1937 Vienna), pupil of August Kühne at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts and later of Edmund von Hellmer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Probably best known for his portraits and sculptural busts of the famous in Viennese society. There is not too much known about Hans Muller or that has been written about this very talented Austrian artist other than the many works he has produced. Many of his sculptural pieces are on permanent display in the Simu Museum in Bucharest, Hungary. Hans Muller was a graduate of the academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After World War I he was entrusted with the construction of the memorial pieces honoring those who gave their lives during the war.
The “girl after the bath” in Greek mythology, most commonly refers to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who is often depicted bathing in a pool in the woods, and whose story includes the myth of Actaeon, a hunter who accidentally saw her naked while she was bathing, leading to his transformation into a stag and subsequent death by his own hunting dogs.