Orla Muff Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Orla Muff Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 23, 2024
ORLA MUFF (Copenhagen, 1903- 1984). Untitled, 1970-77. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
ORLA MUFF (Copenhagen, 1903- 1984). Untitled, 1970-77. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 140 x 90 cm; 149 x 99 cm (frame). The canvas in tender is inspired by the Picassian cubist investigations of the early twentieth century to which Orla Muff gives a certain dreamlike air. Two young girls display their naked bodies in an ethereal landscape full of vegetal forms. The orange, fiery and passionate tonality of the bodies contrasts with the green ambivalences used for the background. Orla Muff trained in art at the Copenhagen Technical School under the supervision of Carl Lund, the leading theater artist of the time. He traveled through Sweden, Holland, France and Germany. Early in his career he was involved in the creation of Art Deco sets for leading European magazines and theatrical productions. These designs included sets for performances at the People's Theater in Copenhagen, the Theater of Austrian theater producer Max Reinhardt in Berlin and the Norwegian Mayol Theater in Oslo. In addition to his set designs, Muff began easel painting in the early 1930s. He created portraits, figurative works and abstract paintings. He exhibited successfully in many European exhibitions and received several awards. Today an extensive collection of Orla Muff's illustrated postcards can be found on the Danish Postcard Artists site. In good condition
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 23, 2024
ORLA MUFF (Copenhagen, 1903- 1984). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €5,000 - €5,500
ORLA MUFF (Copenhagen, 1903- 1984). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 100 x 135 cm; 112 x 147 cm (frame). The canvas in tender is inspired by the Picassian cubist investigations of the early twentieth century to which Orla Muff gives a certain dreamlike air. A young woman with long hair unfolds her incandescent body on a wooded surface while her gaze is directed at the volatile specter swarming above her. Orla Muff trained in art at the Copenhagen Technical School under the supervision of Carl Lund, the leading theater artist of the time. He traveled through Sweden, Holland, France and Germany. Early in his career he was engaged in the creation of Art Deco sets for leading European magazines and theatrical productions. These designs included sets for performances at the People's Theater in Copenhagen, the Theater of Austrian theater producer Max Reinhardt in Berlin and the Norwegian Mayol Theater in Oslo. In addition to his set designs, Muff began easel painting in the early 1930s. He created portraits, figurative works and abstract paintings. He exhibited successfully in many European exhibitions and received several awards. Today an extensive collection of Orla Muff's illustrated postcards can be found on the Danish Postcard Artists site. In good condition.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 24, 2023
MUFF, ORLA ANDREAS (1903 KOPENHAGEN - 1984 KOPENHAGEN). ZWEI FRAUEN.
Est: -
MUFF, Orla Andreas(1903 Kopenhagen - 1984 Kopenhagen) Zwei Frauen Öl/Leinwand. Links unten signiert, verso bezeichnet/betitelt. (19)57. 99,5 x 70 cm. Gerahmt102,5 x 72,5 cm. Dänischer Maler. MUFF, Orla Andreas(1903 Copenhagen - 1984 Copenhagen) Two Women Oil / canvas. Signed lower left, inscribed/titled on verso. (19)57. 99.5 x 70 cm. Framed102.5 x 72.5 cm. Danish painter. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Auktionshaus Wendl
May. 22, 2023
ORLA MUFF* (Kopenhagen 1903 - 1984 Kopenhagen)
Est: €800 - €1,600
ORLA MUFF* (Kopenhagen 1903 - 1984 Kopenhagen) Dancers, around 1930 oil/canvas, 50,5 x 63 cm signed Muff ESTIMATE °€ 800 - 1600 STARTING PRICE °€ 800 Orla Andreas Heinrik Jabobsen was a Danish artist whose paintings, influenced by Art Deco and Cubism, occasionally incorporated ancient subjects. Muff has also worked as a set designer since the 1930s, in Denmark and abroad. From 1917 to 1921 Jacobsen studied in Copenhagen with the leading Danish theatre painter Carl Lund (1855 - 1940). From 1917, he called himself Orla Muff. From 1918 until his death, Muff was also very successful as a postcard designer. After studying with Lund, he travelled to Sweden, Holland, France and Germany. With his elaborate style, he equipped a number of European revue and theatre productions, e.g. at the Folketeatret (People's Theatre) in Copenhagen, for theatre producer Max Reinhardt in Berlin and the Mayol-teatret (Mayol Theatre) in Oslo. He also designed a sheet music binding, e.g. B. for "Emeralds" by Einar Cronhammer (1923), "Femina" by Sven Rüno (1923) or "Han är Söt och Rar" by Harald Mortensen (1925). Muff's psychologizing oil painting "Nana" from 1934 combines elements of Art Deco and Expressionism. In 1940, Muff's important oil painting "Leda and the Swan" was exhibited. Muff also painted “Tropical Jungle Women” that same year. In 1947, Muff published a series of woodcuts based on the fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. In 1957, he distinguished himself with a series of Bible illustrations. The Special Collections of the University of West George include Muff's correspondence with Dr. Raymond Piper and a photograph of the artist photographs and of a number of his works. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 19, 2022
ORLA ANDREAS MUFF (Copenhagen 1903 - 1984 Copenhagen)
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
ORLA ANDREAS MUFF* (Copenhagen 1903 - 1984 Copenhagen) Dancing Couple, around 1930 oil/canvas, 50,5 x 63 cm signed Muff Provenance: auction house Bassenge Berlin, European private collection ESTIMATE °€ 1.000 - 2.000 Danish artist of the 20th century. Apprenticeship as a designer and stage designer. In the 1920s, numerous costume and stage designs. From the 1930s also oil paintings of mythological scenes and figures and abstract compositions. Influences from Art Deco and Cubism. The oeuvre of the Danish artist Orla Muff is characterized by elegance and an unusually light-flooded color scale. His almost abstract compositions are committed to Art Deco and Cubism. In addition to painting, he also devoted himself to stage design; in the 1930s, for example, he carried out a number of commissioned works at theaters in Berlin. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° in the catalog), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13% is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
Sep. 24, 2016
Andromeda and the Dragon
Est: -
Orla Muff Kopenhagen 1903 - Kopenhagen 1984 Andromeda and the Dragon Oil/canvas, 121 x 166 cm, lo. ri. sign. a. dat. Muff 46, on the stretcher exhibition label of 1949, probably from Charlottenborg castle, unframed.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Nov. 29, 2014
Amazon on Horseback
Est: €4,500 - €5,400
Orla Muff, Kopenhagen 1903 - Kopenhagen 1984 Amazon on Horseback, Oil/canvas, 135 x 120 cm, lo. ri. sign. Muff, on the reverse inscribed Orla Muff as well as dat. 31, min. pigment loss. - Danish painter. His works in art deco style some times take up topics from antiquitly. Since the 1930s he also worked as stage designer, not only in Denmark but also abroad.
Auktionshaus Stahl
Aug. 09, 2011
: Orla Muff: Figure composition. Signed Muff.
Est: - kr1,000
: Orla Muff: Figure composition. Signed Muff. Gouache on cardboard. Visible size 74 x 56 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Aug. 17, 2010
Orla Muff: Two compositions. Both signed Muff.
Est: - €200
Orla Muff: Two compositions. Both signed Muff. Pencil on paper and oil and pencil on paper. 35 x 25 cm. og 19 x 20 cm. (2
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Aug. 17, 2010
Orla Muff: Woman. Signed Muff. Oil on canvas. 100
Est: - €405
Orla Muff: Woman. Signed Muff. Oil on canvas. 100 x 50 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 04, 2010
Orla Muff: Composition with naked woman. Signed
Est: - €670
Orla Muff: Composition with naked woman. Signed Muff. Oil on canvas. 115 x 60 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Feb. 02, 2010
Orla Muff: Composition with chicken. c. 1953.
Est: - €270
Orla Muff: Composition with chicken. c. 1953. Signed Muff. Oil on canvas. 65 x 50 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Feb. 02, 2010
Orla Muff: Figure composition. Signed Muff.
Est: - €200
Orla Muff: Figure composition. Signed Muff. Gouache on cardboard. Visible size 74 x 56 cm.
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Mar. 10, 2009
Orla Muff Nightingale. Signed Muff. Ilustration.
Est: - €405
Orla Muff Nightingale. Signed Muff. Ilustration. Sketchbook after Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Watercolour on paper. 38 x 26 cm. (2)
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
May. 12, 2008
POSTER: ORLA MUFF (1903-1984). SCALA-REVYEN /
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ORLA MUFF (1903-1984) SCALA-REVYEN / SCALA TEATER. 1925. 32 1/2x23 1/4 inches, 82 1/2x59 cm. Nordisk, Copenhagen Condition A-: repaired tears at edges; creases and abrasions in image.
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