Archibald Herman Muller

Who was Archibald Herman Muller?

Archibald Herman Muller, was an artist of realistic paintings.

Muller was born of German parentage, and lived and worked in India. He joined the Madras School of Art and received early recognition. He won the Gold Medal at Madras School of Art. After completing his education, he worked with his brother in his photography studio for some time.

Muller went to Bombay in 1911, then considered the haven of Art in India. He won the Gold Medal from the Bombay Art Society in the same year. He travelled a lot through Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and in the Himalayas, enjoying the patronage of various royal families of the time. His paintings included landscapes, portraits and scenes from the life of the Maharajas, historical subjects and incidents from the Indian Hindu epics - the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. His paintings have been acquired by the Buckingham Palace, London, the South Kensington Museum. Few also exist in the collections of the Museums at Sangli, Maharashtra Bikaner, Rajasthan, the Jodhpur Fort and the Royal Palace at Jaipur. His paintings are much sought after and have surfaced in various auctions in recent years.