A Life Shaped by Paris and Frankfurt Victor Müller lived a life that moved between the quiet streets of his birthplace and the bustling studios of Europe's great art capitals. Born in the Free City of Frankfurt, he began his training under Steinle at the local art school before seeking broader horizons in Antwerp. In 1849, he arrived in Paris, a city where he would remain for eleven years. This period was perhaps the most formative for his hands and eyes. He spent his days studying the methods of Thomas Couture, Eugène Delacroix, and Gustave Courbet. While many were drawn to the more traditio…