Charles-Louis-Lucien Müller (Paris 1815-1892 Paris)
An Old Man in Profile, and a study of a Hand
Estate Stamp ‘Oeuvres De Ch.L.Muller’
Inscribed In Pencil ‘Le Jeu/ (Musee De Lille) In Pencil, Lower Left
Black Chalk Heightened With White On Grey Paper
605 X 465 Mm. (23½ X 18¼ In.)
SOLD
Provenance :
Henry Strachey.
Private Collection, England.
Müller was a student of Baron Gros and Léon Cogniet. He exhibited regularly at the Salon and was bestowed with numerous honours. He worked on four important paintings for the ceilings in the Musée du Louvre, representing the periods of art in France under Saint Louis, Francois Premier, Louis XIV and under Napoleon 1. Müller also painted eight allegories in the same scheme.
A study for a painting of Le Jeu in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lille.
