Background
Morten Müller was born by the Christianiafjord at Holmestrand, in Vestfold County, Norway.
Morten Müller was born by the Christianiafjord at Holmestrand, in Vestfold County, Norway.
Morten Müller began his art studies with Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 1847 to 1848. From 1850-1851, Müller painted with the Swedish landscape painter Marcus Larson in Stockholm. From 1866 to 1873, Morten Müller lived in Oslo, where he taught together with Knud Bergslien, first at the art school operated by Johan Fredrik Eckersberg.
Later he continued working with Knud Bergslien at the Bergslien school of Artist
In 1875, Müller returned to Düsseldorf, where he lived the rest of his life. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Among his landscape motifs are fjords and pine forests. He is represented with several works in the National of Norway.
In 1875, Morten Müller was appointed as a painter to the Swedish Royal Court.