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1874 |
Born on 16 October in Liebau/German Silesia.
His father was a civil-servant. |
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1890–1894 |
Apprenticeship with a lithographer in Görlitz without final exam |
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1894-1896 |
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. Mueller was dissatisfied with the conservative instructions and left after two years |
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1898–1899 |
Mueller went to Munich with his fried Paul Kother. He returned to Dresden in automn where he met Maria (Maschka) Mayerhofer who became his lover, muse and model. |
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1900 |
Travels with Gerhart Hauptmann and Hauptmann’s son
to Switzerland and Italy |
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1900-1903 |
Moves to Laubegast and then to Rockau near Dresden.
Participates in a group exhibition in Dresden |
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1905 |
Marriage to Maschka Mayerhofer in Schönfeld/Dresden. Stays with Carl Hauptmann in Mittel-Schreiberhau |
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1906 |
Moves from Rockau to Schreiberhau in early summer |
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1908 |
Moves to Berlin. Meets the expressionist sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck |
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1909 |
Exhibition at Galerie Gurlitt, Berlin |
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1910 |
When his entries to the exhibition of the Berlin Secession were rejected Mueller participates in the exhibition of the New Berlin Secession. Friendship with Erich Heckel and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Participates (as a guest) in the exhibition of the artist group „Die Brücke“ (The Bridge).Mueller became a member of the artist group in the following year. |
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1911 |
Works with Kirchner and Heckel on the Baltic coast.
Travels with Kirchner to Mnischek (Böhmen) and to Prague.
Works with Kirchner and Heckel at the Moritzburg Lakes; in summer he works in the studio of Kirchner in Dresden, Heckel works in Muellers studio in Berlin. |
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1912 |
Participates in the 2. exhibition of the artist group „Blauer Reiter“ (Blue Rider) at the „Galerie Neue Kunst“ (Hans Goltz) in Munich |
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1913 |
Final break-up of the artist group „Die Brücke“; Mueller maintains close friendship with Heckel and Kirchner |
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1914 |
Solo exhibition at the gallery Gurlitt, Berlin |
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1916 |
Served as a soldier in World War I at the Western front |
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1917 |
Mueller is briefly hospitalized in Neuß/Rhine because he falled ill with pneumonia. After his recovery he served at the Eastern front |
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1918 |
After Mueller is released from military service he returns to Berlin |
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1919 |
First solo exhibition at the gallery Paul Cassirer, Berlin
(with catalogue)
Mueller is appointed professor at the Breslau Academy of Art Meets Irene Altmann, his student and modell |
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1921 |
Divorce from Maschka, separation from Irene Altmann |
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1922 |
Marriage to Elsbeth Lübke, also a student at the Breslau Academy |
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1923 |
In summer he works with Erich Heckel at the Flensburger Förde |
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1924-1925 |
Travels to Southeast-Europe. Stays in Sarajewo, Dubrovnik and Split.Birth of his son Josef. Mueller travels to Hungary and stays in Szolnok |
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1927 |
Separation from Elsbeth, completion of his „Gypsy-Portfolio“ and exhibiton of the portfolio at the Galerie Neumann-Nierendorf in Berlin. Travels to Romania |
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1928 |
Travels to Paris and Lom (Bulgaria). Lives together with Elfriede Timm, student at the Academy in Breslau.
Exhibition at the Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Berlin |
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1929 |
Travels to Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and to Budapest. Spends
the winter together with Heckel in the Sudeten Mountains. His lung disease becomes worse. |
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1930 |
Travels to Dalmatien. Marriage to Elfriede Timm. Mueller dies on 24. September in the sanatorium of Obernigk near Breslau |
