Franz Müller-Gossen (1871 – 16 March 1946) was a German

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

from

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

, Germany. He studied in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

and is known for realistic

maritime paintings Maritime may refer to: Geography * Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps * Maritime Region, a region in Togo * Maritime Southeast Asia * The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Princ ...

showing

sailing ship A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails. Some ships c ...

s and

steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...

s, sailing the high seas or by in bad weather conditions. Although he did not receive any fame while living, maritime art connoisseurs in Europe and in the United States recently grew interested in his works. Four paintings, amongst them ''Dampfer in bewegter See'' (Steamship in agitated sea) and ''Vollschiff unter Segeln'' (Clipper downwind), are currently visible since 1990 in the Warleberger Hof city museum (

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

, Germany).

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Dampfer in bewegter See, Stadtmuseum Warleberger Hof
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Vollschiff unter Segeln, Stadtmuseum Warleberger Hof
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muller-Gossen, Franz 1871 births 1946 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male painters German marine artists