Charles Louis Lucien Müller (1815-1892) - Intérieur d’atelier de Forgeron (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We present an oil painting on panel depicting a craftsman in his workshop by Charles Louis Lucien Müller (1815–1892).

This genre scene shows a craftsman standing in a workshop interior, near a window and an open door, with his tools and workspace. The work belongs to 19th-century French academic painting and the tradition of interior scenes depicting everyday life. The signature “C. Müller” is visible at the bottom left.

Title: Workshop Interior with Craftsman

Medium: Oil on panel

Artist: Charles Louis Lucien Müller (1815–1892)

Artwork dimensions: 21.5 × 16.5 cm

Overall dimensions with frame: 33 × 27.5 cm

Condition: Fair condition, with craquelure and wear to the paint layer

Frame: Gessoed and gilded wooden frame, in fair condition

Charles Louis Lucien Müller (1815–1892), known as Müller de Paris, was a French painter born and deceased in Paris. A student of Antoine-Jean Gros and Léon Cogniet at the École des Beaux-Arts, he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from 1834 to 1892. A history painter, portraitist, and decorative artist, he received important official commissions, notably for the Louvre and the Gobelins Manufactory. A member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts and an officer of the Légion d’honneur, he was part of 19th-century French academic painting.