
1854–1929 · German · 30 artworks
artist bio
Hugo Mühlig was a German Impressionist painter known for his depictions of rural life and landscapes, particularly scenes of peasant life and hunting. His work captures the essence of everyday activities and the beauty of the natural world through an Impressionistic lens.
what you'll learn
Studying Mühlig's work allows students to explore Impressionistic techniques in depicting rural scenes and understand how light and color can convey a sense of atmosphere and daily life. Students can learn about composition and how to create a narrative within a landscape.
related: Max Liebermann, Wilhelm Leibl

Walk in the woods

Hunter with dog in the Grafenberg forest

Security guard reading newspaper at the staircase
1879

The morning chat

Potato harvest on the Lower Rhine

Winter village street with musicians

Harvest

Forest worker in the wood quarry

Autumn avenue

View at Eller
1886

Picnic on the Lower Rhine

Landscape with a carriage

Winter Respite

Blooming poppy field

Poplar grove

Departure to the market

Chicken yard

Lunch break in harvest time

The lunch break

At the potato harvest

Return from the autumn hunt

Hunter in the snow

A successful hunt

Sheaves

The walk on the Rhine dam

Medieval half-timbered town

Study

Shepherd with herd near Merzhausen in the Schwalm

Field landscape with shepherd boy, dog and flock of sheep

Potato harvest