Cat with Ball of Wool - Richard Muller Phone Case

$48USD
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  • Artwork won't fade, crack or peel
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About This Artwork

Thread by thread, the mischief unfolds: a white kitten sprawled across a patterned floor, mid-pounce, eyes fixed with cathedral concentration on a blue woolen world unspooling beneath its paws.

Richard Müller traps momentum inside stillness. Each fur-strand rendered with obsessive care, each fiber of yarn coiled like a secret. Around it, the floor mutters in Persian motifs—saffron zigzags, rust-bled diamonds—familiar terrain for this sleek operator.

This phone case preserves the moment before unraveling: when impulse freezes into iconography. Müller’s realist precision renders every thread, every shadow, in devotional clarity, capturing not cuteness but cunning. The pause between instinct and decision, between the soft belly of play and the sharp edge of strategy.

Origin Story

Richard Müller (1874–1954) was a prodigy who entered the Dresden Academy at sixteen, but his brilliance sharpened under Max Klinger, Germany’s master of Symbolist etching. Where his classmate Käthe Kollwitz grappled with social agony, Müller turned inward—to the strange, the sensual, the surreal. His early prints seduce with technical finesse and disturbing wit: naked figures tangled with oversized birds, a bear painting for a gallery of monkeys.

He won the Prix de Rome in 1897, but shunned modernism’s frenzy. As Expressionism rose, Müller doubled down on grotesque realism, trading etching for obsessive draftsmanship that often verged on the macabre. Though he taught Otto Dix and George Grosz at the Dresden Academy, they rebelled against his conservative vision.

For decades, Müller was buried under the very modernism he refused. But in 1974, his resurrection began—with a major revival at Galerie Brockstedt in Hamburg. Once dismissed as an anachronism, Müller now haunts the margins of German art history—irreverent, precise, and defiantly out of time.

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Produced on Demand

Produced after you purchase at print labs across the US, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.

Production Time

Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.

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1. Cost

Free shipping to Continental USA, Canada, UK, EU, AUS, NZ & more: see full list here.

2. Produced on Demand

Printed after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.

3. Production + Shipping =

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • EU: 5-10 days • AUS: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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Art armor

Bluetooth charging compatible

A fortress disguised as art. Outer layer made from specialist impact-resistant plastic, which is extremely strong and lightweight. Black silicone inner layer gives additional shock absorption.

Made-to-order
Printed at labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS after your purchase. Ensuring your new treasure gets produced as close to you as possible.
Certified non-toxic
REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. So your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

Tailored to Your Device

Chic and shatterproof

Easy access to buttons and clear, open ports for connectivity. Plus a raised rim guard for your screen & camera.

Art sealed in
Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer layer with a sublimation dye process. Meaning your art won't fade, crack or peel.
Wraparound magic
High-quality colour print which is fully 3D wrapped around the entire body of the case; covering all corners, sides and edges equally

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