William James Muller Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William James Muller Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 11, 2024
MULLER WILLIAM JAMES (1812 - 1845) - Country party with characters near the Gulf of Naples
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
MULLER WILLIAM JAMES (1812 - 1845). Country party with characters near the Gulf of Naples. Signed lower right.. 86,50 x 58,50 cm.
Capitolium Art
Dec. 03, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Nov. 12, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Oct. 09, 2024
WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), A FIGURE IN A WOODED RIVER LANDSCAPE
Est: £600 - £800
WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)A FIGURE IN A WOODED RIVER LANDSCAPE Oil on panelSigned and dated `44' (lower left)25.5 x 36cm (10 x 14 in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 01, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Aug. 23, 2024
William James Muller (1812-1845) Framed watercolour landscape of Snowdonia 23 x 35.5cm
Est: £50 - £75
William James Muller (1812-1845) Framed watercolour landscape of Snowdonia 23 x 35.5cm
Hannam's Auctioneers
Jul. 30, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 25, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). View across Avon towards Bristol Cathedral, 1832
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). View across Avon towards Bristol Cathedral, 1832 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). Bristol Cathedral from the south bank of the River Avon, showing the tower of St. Augustine's and the spire of St. Nicholas, 1832, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, relined and professionally restored, canvas size 59 x 87 cm (23 1/4 x 34 1/2 ins), with partial contemporary handwritten label to stretcher verso (text difficult to decipher): 'Muller Bristol College [?] ... this to be given to Dr ... the desire of the late Weston J. A. 1837' , old Frost and Reed stock (43884) and framing labels, and Bath Festival 1969 Exhibition of Fine Art Paintings label to verso, antique-style gilt frame, (75 x 103 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Osmond, Tricks and Son, Bristol, Catalogue of the Estate of Ellison Fuller Eberle, circa 1980, lot 214 (photocopied page of the auction catalogue with illustration supplied with this lot); Charles Sprawson Fine Art, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire (original correspondence of Charles Sprawson to Martyn Davies included with this lot, dated 1981); Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol. Exhibited: Bath Festival 1969, Exhibition of Fine Paintings, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath (label to verso).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 26, 2024
William James Muller (British, 1812-1845)
Est: £150 - £300
William James Muller (British, 1812-1845) An Eastern oasis scene with cattle signed '...Muller', numbered No. 1 and indistinctly titled lower right 9.5 x 34.5cm; together with a further two pencil drawings of a fishing lodge in a mountainous setting 17cm x 25.5cm and an alpine scene 14cm x 36cm (3)
Cheffins
Jun. 25, 2024
Attributed to William James Muller (1812-1845)
Est: £300 - £500
Attributed to William James Muller (1812-1845) 'The Brook, Clifton Woods'; A path through the woods a pair, watercolour heightened with white 35 x 51cm (2) Condition Report: Overall: 56 x 72cm Extremely slight cockling. 'The Brook' has some spots of foxing to the upper left corner, please refer to illustration. Not viewed out of glazed frames.
Sworders
Jun. 12, 2024
MULLER WILLIAM JAMES (1812 - 1845) - Country party with characters near the Gulf of Naples
Est: €1,800 - €2,500
MULLER WILLIAM JAMES (1812 - 1845). Country party with characters near the Gulf of Naples. Signed lower right.. 86,50 x 58,50 cm.
Capitolium Art
May. 07, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 04, 2024
William MULLER: Street Scene - Oil on Board
Est: $400 - $600
William James Muller (British, 1812-1845) ornately gilt framed oil on board depicting an Orientalist street scene. With label to verso, "Bazaar Cairo - W. Muller". [Frame: 18" H x 16" W]. Provenance: From the Estate of Baroness Gabriele Langer von Langendorff.
Roland Auctions NY
Mar. 26, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Pyramids, 1839
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Pyramids, 1839 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Pyramids, 1838-39, watercolour and pencil, inscribed in pencil by the artist to lower right margin 'The Pyramids as seen 4 miles from the shore of the...', sheet size 160 x 415 mm (6 1/4 x 16 3/8 ins), inlaid to modern card, window-mounted, modern gilt frame, glazed (30 x 54 cm), with Spink stock label (K3 6098) to verso QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol. From a group of drawings by Müller of Egypt, one of which was dated 1839. Müller arrived in Egypt in November 1838 and travelled up the Nile, visiting the temples of Karnak and Denderah, the Pyramids and Luzor. He spent several weeks in Cairo and returned to London in March 1839 via Alexandria, Malta and Naples. See Greenacre and Stoddard, W J Müller 1812-1845, Bristol Art Gallery (1991), catalogue numbers 88-92, pages 111-112.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). Cleeve Toot, 1838
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). Cleeve Toot, 1838 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). Cleeve Toot, 1838, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 22.5 x 36 cm (8 x 12 1/2 ins), David A. Cross Fine Art label to verso, gilt plaque with artist's name to lower edge of frame (37.5 x 50 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: John F. Norris, Clifton; sold Allen & Harris with Osmond Tricks, Bristol, 25 July 1990, lot 585; David A Cross Fine Art; Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol. Exhibited: W.J.Müller 1812-1845, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1991 (77). Literature: Francis Greenacre and Sarah Stoddard, W.J.Müller 1812-1845, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 1991 pp. 101-2, illustrated. Today Cleeve Toot is overgrown with trees and shrubs. It no longer rears its rugged and naked head (John Rutter, Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset, and of Its Antediluvian Bone Caverns, with a Geological Sketch of the District, 1829, p.68) as it did in Müllers day. The view looks west towards the Bristol Channel, showing the coast line from above Weston-super-Mare to just below Clevedon. A still more freely handled oil-sketch on panel of slightly smaller size and from a more distant viewpoint is in the Paul Mellon Collection in the Yale Center for British Art (B1976.7.133).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). View across Avon towards Bristol Cathedral, 1832
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). View across Avon towards Bristol Cathedral, 1832 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). Bristol Cathedral from the south bank of the River Avon, showing the tower of St. Augustine's and the spire of St. Nicholas, 1832, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, relined and professionally restored, canvas size 59 x 87 cm (23 1/4 x 34 1/2 ins), with partial contemporary handwritten label to stretcher verso (text difficult to decipher): 'Muller Bristol College [?] ... this to be given to Dr ... the desire of the late Weston J. A. 1837' , old Frost and Reed stock (43884) and framing labels, and Bath Festival 1969 Exhibition of Fine Art Paintings label to verso, antique-style gilt frame, (75 x 103 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Osmond, Tricks and Son, Bristol, Catalogue of the Estate of Ellison Fuller Eberle, circa 1980, lot 214 (photocopied page of the auction catalogue with illustration supplied with this lot); Charles Sprawson Fine Art, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire (original correspondence of Charles Sprawson to Martyn Davies included with this lot, dated 1981); Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol. Exhibited: Bath Festival 1969, Exhibition of Fine Paintings, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath (label to verso).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the New Gaol, Bristol, in the Riots, 1831
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the New Gaol, Bristol, in the Riots, 1831 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the New Gaol, from Canons Marsh, Bristol, 1831, watercolour with bodycolour on card, with near-contemporary ownership inscription to verso in brown ink: 'The burning of the New Prison, Bristol, in the Riots of that City in 1831, by W. Müller. A.J.A. Proprietor', corners rounded off, 159 x 250 mm (6 3/16 x 9 7/8 ins), gilt mount, antique-style gilt frame (by Rollo Whately and Gino Franchi Antique Frames, 9 Old Bond Street, London, W1X 3TA, with their label to verso), frame size 26 x 33.5 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Alfred John Acraman (1809-1880), proprietor of the Great Western Cotton Company, Bristol (listed as residing at 4 Great George Street, Park Street according to Matthews's Directory of Bristol for 1832); Clevedon Salerooms, near Bristol, 23rd September 1999 (sold as a pair with The Burning of the Mansion House, Queen Square, Bristol, hammer price £14,500); Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol. For other sketches by Müller of the burning of the New Gaol, see Francis Greenacre and Sarah Stoddard, W. J. Muller 1812-1845, 1991, catalogue numbers 26, 27 and 28, pages 74-75. Literature: Francis Greenacre and Sarah Stoddard, W. J. Müller 1812-1845, 1991, page 70: The Bristol Riots of October 1831 were the nineteenth centurys bloodiest riots in England. For nearly two days the city was effectively in the hands of the mob. Prisons, toll-houses, the Bishops Palace, the Mansion House, the Custom House and much of Queen Square were destroyed. Together with his younger brother, Muller witnessed nearly all this destruction as it happened. Before such dreadful havoc, Mullers response was bold and accomplished and his watercolours and small oil sketches form one of the most remarkable visual records of a national disaster before the advent of the camera. It is impossible to determine when or how soon after the riots (which took place in Bristol between the 29th and 31st October 1831) this sketch was made. One sepia and pencil drawing (private collection) of the burning of the Mansion House just moments before the present work, has extensive and hurried pencil work and might well have been largely executed on the spot (see Greenacre and Stoddard, figure 6, page 72). The present work has the same powerful immediacy. See also Greenacre and Stoddard, (page 20, colour plate 6) for the Bristol Museum and Art Gallerys oil sketch of the Mansion House scene.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the Mansion House, Bristol, circa 1831
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the Mansion House, Bristol, circa 1831 * Müller (William James, 1812-1845). The Burning of the Mansion House, Queen Square, Bristol, 1831, watercolour with bodycolour on card, with near-contemporary ownership inscription to verso in brown ink: 'The burning of the Mansion House, Bristol, in the Riots of this City, in 1831 by W. Müller. A.J.A. Proprietor', corners rounded off, 170 x 245 mm (6 5/8 x 9 5/8 ins), gilt mount, antique-style gilt frame (by Rollo Whately and Gino Franchi antique frames, 9 Old Bond Street, London, W1X 3TA, with their label to verso), frame size 26 x 33.5 cm QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Alfred John Acraman (1809-1880), proprietor of the Great Western Cotton Company, Bristol (listed as residing at 4 Great George Street, Park Street according to Matthews's Directory of Bristol for 1832); Clevedon Salerooms, near Bristol, 23rd September 1999 (sold as a pair with The Burning of the New Gaol, hammer price £14,500); Estate of Martyn R. Davies, Bristol. Literature: Francis Greenacre and Sarah Stoddard, W. J. Müller 1812-1845, 1991, page 70: The Bristol Riots of October 1831 were the nineteenth centurys bloodiest riots in England. For nearly two days the city was effectively in the hands of the mob. Prisons, toll-houses, the Bishops Palace, the Mansion House, the Custom House and much of Queen Square were destroyed. Together with his younger brother, Muller witnessed nearly all this destruction as it happened. Before such dreadful havoc, Mullers response was bold and accomplished and his watercolours and small oil sketches form one of the most remarkable visual records of a national disaster before the advent of the camera. It is impossible to determine when or how soon after the riots this sketch was made. One sepia and pencil drawing (private collection), also of the burning of the Mansion House just moments before the present work, has extensive and hurried pencil work and might well have been largely executed on the spot (Greenacre and Stoddard, figure 6, page 72). The present work has the same powerful immediacy. See also Greenacre and Stoddard (page 20, colour plate 6) for the Bristol Museum and Art Gallerys oil sketch of this scene.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 11, 2024
William James Müller (1812-1845) Britain, Europe - (Travellers Sheltering)
Est: $300 - $400
William James Müller (1812-1845) Britain, Europe (Travellers Sheltering) Oil on board (diptych) Signed, dated lower left
Colville Auctions
Feb. 27, 2024
Attributed to William James Müller - Street scene in Algeria
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Attributed to William James Müller, British 1812-1845 Street scene in Algeria; oil on canvas, 61 x 92 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Müller studied under James Baker Pyne (1800-1870), and is often considered a central member of the Bristol School of Artists. Müller's most popular works were his Egyptian and Turkish scenes, which were informed by his travels in the Middle East, visiting Greece and Egypt in 1838-39, and Turkey in 1843-44. The present scene exhibits many of the features which define Müller's work, including the darker architectural setting contrasting dramatically with the bright, colourful skies behind, as in his 'Chess Players', which sold at Sotheby's London on 21 March 2001 (lot 88), and his 'Street in Cairo, Egypt', held in the collection of Leeds Art Gallery [LEEAG.PA.1929.0874].
Roseberys
Feb. 21, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD BUCKNER (BRITISH 1812-1883), STUDIES OF AN ARAB
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD BUCKNER (BRITISH 1812-1883) STUDIES OF AN ARAB Oil on canvas 74 x 61.5cm (29 x 24 in.) Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's London, British Paintings 1500-1850, 9th July 1997, lot 104 (as William Etty), sold for £13,800 For a similar work, see Christie's sale, 25 May 2022, lot 73 from the collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 14, 2024
William James Muller (1812 - 1845), St Leonard's Lane, Bristol
Est: £100 - £200
William James Muller (1812 - 1845) St Leonard's Lane, Bristol Graphite on paper Provenance: David A. CrossÂ Dimensions: (Canvas) 11.75 in. (H) x 9 in. (W) (Frame) 19 in. (H) x 16 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Feb. 14, 2024
William James MÃ¼ller (1812 - 1845), The Narghile Smoker
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
William James MÃ¼ller (1812 - 1845) The Narghile Smoker Oil on panelÂ Signed lower rightÂ Provenance:Â With The Fine Art Society, December 1963 With gallery labels versoÂ Dimensions: (Panel) 13 in. (H) x 17 in. (W) (Frame) 18 in. (H) x 22.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Jan. 24, 2024
William James Muller (1812-1845) British. A Middle Eastern Scene with Figures, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated
Est: £800 - £1,200
William James Muller (1812-1845) British. A Middle Eastern Scene with Figures, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated 1841, 18.5" x 25.75" (47 x 65.4cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jan. 14, 2024
WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) WATERCOLOR
Est: $100 - $200
William James Muller, British (1812-1845), Church Interior Watercolor. Painting appears to be in very good condition, unexamined out of frame, gilt frame has wear, marked "W.J. Muller 1812 - 45" on mat at bottom. Outside framed measurements are approximately 14.25" x 16.75", inside mat measurements are approximately 8" x 10".
District Auction
Jan. 02, 2024
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Dec. 12, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Dec. 06, 2023
JOHN MULLER
Est: £300 - £400
JOHN MULLER A Treatise of Artillery, London 1768, Second edition crown octavo (138 x 203 mm), contemporary leather, gilt label on spine, stamped 'T.S.H 47 Reg' inside front cover, with 28 folding plates (backboard detached, front board becoming detached, one loose leaf, corners worn)
Olympia Auctions
Dec. 06, 2023
William James Müller (1812-1845)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
William James Müller (1812-1845) View in Turkey, probably in Lycea and of the Xanthus mountains watercolour 12 x 35cm Provenance: P & D Colnaghi & Co, London, Dr Jean A Ross, 1926 Framed 37 x 59cm
Cheffins
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)A STREAM IN A SUNLIT GLADE
Est: £400 - £600
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)A STREAM IN A SUNLIT GLADEPencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and scratching out35 x 53.3cm (13¾ x 20 in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), FISHERMAN BY A LOCK
Est: £500 - £700
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)FISHERMAN BY A LOCKOil on canvas35 x 25.5cm (13¾ x 10 in.)Provenance:L. J. Cave, 75 Chester Square, London
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), A THATCHED COTTAGE IN A WOOD
Est: £500 - £700
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)A THATCHED COTTAGE IN A WOODOil on boardSigned and dated '1838' (lower right)30 x 38cm (11¾ x 14¾ in.)Literature:Francis Greenacre and Sheena Stoddard, W. J. Müller 1812-1845, 1991, p. 102, no. 78, ill.Exhibited:Bristol Art Gallery, W. J. Müller, 7th September - 17th November 1991, no. 78Greenacre and Stoddard suggest that this oil sketch was painted on the spot which is unusual for Müller's work. A later inscription on the reverse reads: 'Bourton near Gillingham'. This is likely to be Flax Bourton or Bourton Combe which is about five miles outside Bristol.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), ON THE RIVER LYNN AT LYNMOUTH
Est: £400 - £600
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)ON THE RIVER LYNN AT LYNMOUTH, DEVONPencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gum arabicSigned with initials, inscribed and dated (lower left): Lynmouth WM/'4434.7 x 52.9cm (13½ x 20¾ in.)Müller returned from his journey to Lycia in Turkey with the archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows in May 1844 and immediately went to stay with his brother Edmund Gustavus, also an artist in Bristol. In July the two brothers, together with another Bristol artist William West, travelled down to Lynmouth in Devon where they stayed for two months. There he completed four or five oil paintings and a number of watercolours, many of which, like the present work, are inscribed 'Lynmouth'.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), CASCADES ON A RIVER IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE
Est: £400 - £600
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)CASCADES ON A RIVER IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, POSSIBLY SWALLOW FALLS, BETWS-Y-COEDPencil and watercolour37.5 x 54.8cm (14¾ x 21½ in.)Müller visited Wales regularly throughout his short life, from his first visit to North Wales in 1833 onwards. Swallow Falls, or Rhaeadr Ewynnol, is a spectacular waterfall formed where the Afon Llugwy flows through a narrow chasm among a woodland of beech, conifer and birches.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), TWILIGHT, EGYPT
Est: £400 - £600
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)TWILIGHT, EGYPTPencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gum arabicSigned and inscribed (verso): 'I sketched this by the Twilight December 27th/not that the scene is anything more than.../I have regarded a hundred times in.../but because I saw the figures in the (spot)/they strongly reminded me of two.../(Agar in the desert) or the Good Sam(aritan)/The scene is application to either.../WM'16.8 x 27.3cm (6½ x 10½ in.)Provenance:James Orrock (1829-1913)Sir James Dromgole Linton (1840-1916)Anonymous sale, Christie's, 20th April 1896, lot 69Albany Gallery, LondonLiterature:Francis Greenacre and Sheena Stoddard, W. J. Müller 1812-1845, 1991 p. 116, no. 102, ill. Exhibited:Bristol Art Gallery, W. J. Müller, 7th September - 17th November 1991, no. 102This lot as well as the Study of North African Figures date from Müller's tour of Greece and Egypt in 1838-39. He left Bristol in September 1838 and spent six weeks in Athens before continuing to Alexandria in early November. Müller was excited by the novelty of Egypt since... 'a halo of mystery still lingered around this land of the ancient East.' (see Cyril Bunt, The Life and Work of William James Müller of Bristol, 1948, p. 37).
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845), STUDY OF NORTH AFRICAN FIGURES
Est: £300 - £500
WILLIAM JAMES MÜLLER (BRITISH 1812-1845)STUDY OF NORTH AFRICAN FIGURESWatercolour10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.)UnframedProvenance:Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 31st of January, 1990, lot 7 (part lot)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 18, 2023
Muller (William James, 1812-1845). 'An English Landscape with children by a stream'
Est: £200 - £300
Muller (William James, 1812-1845). 'An English Landscape with children by a stream' * Muller (William James, 1812-1845). Landscape with children by a stream, watercolour on paper, depicting two small children, one sitting under a tree, the other standing beside, a gate to the right and a homestead to the left, signed lower left, 30.5 x 47 cm (12 x 18.5 ins), framed, and glazed (52.3 x 68.2 cm), typed label on backboard with title and artist's details, provenance added in ink 'Collection Lord Clywd' QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Collection of Lord Clywd; Sotheby's, London, 19th Century Paintings and Watercolours, 26th September 2001, lot 27.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 07, 2023
Muller Original Watercolor, Rialto Bridge, Venice
Est: $15,000 - $30,000
MULLER, William James (1812-1845). The Rialto Bridge, Venice. Watercolor over pencil highlighted with touches of bodycolor. Signed l.r. "W Muller/1835(?)'. 17 3/4" x 29 1/2" sheet, 29" x 40 3/4" framed. An early 19th century polyglot in the tradition of the Grand Tourists, Muller traveled to Germany, Switzerland, and Italy with the watercolor artist and member of the Royal Society of Painters George Arthur Fripp. They reached Venice on 29 September 1834, staying there for nearly two months before going on to Rome and beginning their return journey on 16th January 1835. Though a number of drawings and watercolors sketches were made on this journey, Muller continued to paint Venetian subjects as late as the 1840s. The present work may be identical with the one exhibited at the Society of British Artists in 1836. It shows the Rialto Bridge with the 18th century campanile by Giovanni Scalfarotto and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a multipurpose structure built by mainly German merchants from the cities of Augsburg, Judenburg, and Nuremberg. The streets along the canal include genre-scenes of mercantile activities: the loading and unloading of boats, the displaying of fabrics and a gondolier maneuvering between the barges. Muller's style is very linear and displays the classicist approach to Venetian vedute with a heavily geometric composition and visible pen-lines. Muller became the apprentice of James Baker Pyne who introduced him to the Bristol Sketching Club together with artists Samuel Jackson, J. Skinner Prout, and William West. He departed from the poetical style of their landscapist and imaginary subjects and exhibited at the Royal Academy for the first time in 1833. After Muller's return from Italy, he sent works to the Royal Academy in 1836 and to the Exhibition of the Society of Artists in Suffolk Street in 1836, 1837, and 1838. He visited the Middle East twice and accompanied the government expedition to Lycia in southwest Turkey where Charles Fellows was removing the Xanthus Marbles for the British Museum in 1843/44. A series of sketches from a journey to France was lithographed in 1841. Muller died in Bristol on 8 September 1845 at only 33 years of age. He works have continued to be in high demand, but seldom come to market.
Arader Galleries
Aug. 25, 2023
William Muller (1812 -1845) Oil on canvas depicting a Dutch fishing boat. Signed, 39 x 60 cm
Est: £400 - £600
William Muller (1812 -1845) Oil on canvas depicting a Dutch fishing boat. Signed, 39 x 60 cm
Hannam's Auctioneers
Aug. 08, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 19, 2023
William James Muller (1812-1845) British. A Middle Eastern Scene with Figures, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated
Est: £800 - £1,200
William James Muller (1812-1845) British. A Middle Eastern Scene with Figures, Oil on canvas, Signed and dated 1841, 18.5" x 25.75" (47 x 65.4cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 06, 2023
A fallen tree in a rocky landscape
Est: £800 - £1,200
Property from a British Private Collection William James Muller Bristol 1812 - 1845 A fallen tree in a rocky landscape Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, heightened with touches of gum arabic 254 by 376 mm
Sotheby's
Jun. 29, 2023
(4) WILLIAM JAMES MULLER, BRITISH (1812-1845)
Est: $400 - $600
Four miniature gouache landscape studies. Various rural scenes. All with The Fine Arts Society Ltd. labels giving titles and exhibition date of 1967. Dimensions: (Largest mat) H 7.75" x W 10.5", (Painting) H 2.25" x W 6" Condition: Paintings laid down to backing boards. In Fine Arts Society mats which are age toned.
Westport Auction
Jun. 28, 2023
William James Müller (British, 1812-1845) Gillingham Church
Est: £200 - £300
William James Müller (British, 1812-1845) Gillingham Church signed and dated '1813' (lower right) oil on panel 25 x 37cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 27, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jun. 13, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 30, 2023
ENGRAVING TITLED PRAYER IN THE DESERT AFTER PAINTING BY WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) – 11IN x 14IN - 1880
Est: $350 - $500
William James Muller (1812-1845) limited edition, steel engraving titled Prayer in the Desert. It was engraved by William Radclyffe, after the painting by Muller, which hangs in the Birmingham Museum. Radclyffe originally produced this engraving in 1847, and it was published in The Art Journal. This framed piece was produced in 1880 by D. Appleton and Company on thick, heavy stock. It is double matted in a floating mat, and framed under glass. It measures 11 inches x 14 inches. This piece was acquired from a Virginia estate.
The Rug Life Auctions