Munich

Mural Artist in Munich

In Munich, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.

Contact Giulia

Tell me your idea, and I will be glad to reply.

Example of a hand-painted wall mural by Giulia Dal Bon, for a wall in Munich

The price of a mural in Munich

Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures…150 €/sqm
Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes…250 €/sqm
Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape…350 €/sqm
Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote.

Free quote within 48h

The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.

Where to start?

When you contact me about a mural in Munich, here is what happens next.

1

Tell me your idea

Even if the idea is still vague, we work on it together. Write to me on WhatsApp or by email, I reply within 48 hours.

2

A photo of the wall with the sketch

Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.

3

The quote

Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.

4

I paint the wall

I come and paint at your place in Munich, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.

Murals in Munich

Bogenhausen, north-east of the city along the Isar, is considered Munich’s wealthiest district, with its old villas, large apartments and green spaces. Schwabing keeps its artistic tradition, and Grünwald draws clients looking for detached houses. Giulia paints in Munich for villas, renovated apartments and professional spaces.

On a wall in Munich, Giulia paints what the city shows: the Marienplatz carillon, the onion towers of the Frauenkirche, the painted facades of the Bavarian houses, the Alps in the background, the Nymphenburg gardens. As line drawings they fall under the 150 € per sqm rate; fully painted, with colour and shading, from 250 €.

What Giulia brings to Munich. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. She paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors, and Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.

For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Munich, from 900 €.

Example of mural work in Munich: on a white wall, Giulia Dal Bon draws a large flower with her brush.
Example of mural work in Munich: Giulia draws a large black line flower with her brush.
Example of mural work in Munich: Giulia Dal Bon painted a Fiat 500 and a Vespa in line drawing on a garage door.
Example of mural work in Munich: Giulia drew a Vespa with her brush.

What Giulia brings to Munich

In Upper Bavaria, facades have been painted for centuries: this is Lüftlmalerei, whose great period was the eighteenth century. The name probably comes from the house « Zum Lüftl » of Franz Seraph Zwinck (1747/48-1792) in Oberammergau, a trained painter who decorated churches and houses between Mittenwald and Oberammergau. In 1784 he painted the Pilatushaus: a palace in trompe-l’oeil, with columns, balconies and cornices that exist only in paint.

Anyone looking for a painted wall in Munich therefore starts from a living tradition, where the facade tells a story and trompe-l’oeil is at home. Giulia Dal Bon paints with a brush in the flats, houses, restaurants, offices and shops of the city, using odourless acrylic colours indoors and quartz paint outdoors, and creates false windows, skies and landscapes in trompe-l’oeil. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.

In Munich, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. See live painting →

Your questions, before commissioning

A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.

How much does a mural cost in Munich?

The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.

How does it work to have a wall painted in Munich?

Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Munich, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Munich, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.

What does a mural quote in Munich cover?

Giulia Dal Bon’s price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.

I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Munich, who should I contact?

Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Munich as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free. The guide Who to hire to have a wall painted helps you prepare your request for a wall in Munich.

Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?

Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.

Will a mural damage the wall?

The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.

When is the best time to paint a mural in Munich?

All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.

Can a view of Munich be painted on a wall?

Yes. What draws the city comes down to a few elements. The Marienplatz glockenspiel, the onion domes of the Frauenkirche, the painted facades of the Bavarian houses and the Alps in the distance on a clear day. Giulia Dal Bon composes the view for the wall in front of her. As a line drawing, 150 € per sqm; painted in colour, 250 € per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.

What subject works well for a mural in Munich?

In Munich, the Bogenhausen villas and upscale apartments lend themselves to botanical motifs, figurative subjects or a trompe l’oeil that works with the generous volumes. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.

What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?

They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.

What do you call an artist who paints on walls?

The craft is called mural painting, and the person who practises it is a muralist, a mural artist or a decorative painter. Giulia Dal Bon comes from the brush rather than the spray can: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints by hand, in Munich as elsewhere in Europe. For a mural in Munich, a photo of the wall is enough to begin, and the quote arrives within 48 hours.

Does a mural hold up outdoors in Munich?

Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Outdoors, Giulia paints all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather.

Do I need permission to paint a facade in Munich?

An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone: many buildings in the historic centre are protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.

How long does it take to paint a mural?

It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.

How long does a mural last?

An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Munich, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.

Other spaces

The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.

Other cities

Giulia also works in these other European cities.

The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press

Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.

Where Giulia works in Munich

In Munich, in an apartment, she paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. The same work applies to the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. Outdoors, she uses quartz paint on the exterior facade, with a protective varnish to finish. She also paints on a mobile panel, to carry the painting elsewhere.

In a boutique in Munich, the painted window is seen from the street, stays painted after closing. In a hotel, she paints the lobbies, the corridors and the rooms.

In Bogenhausen, Schwabing and Grünwald, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.

The subject comes from you. Giulia draws a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil. She paints figures and animals, letters signs and lettering by hand, and reproduces a work you love.

Possible subjects in Munich: the painted facades of the Bavarian houses and the Alps in the distance on a clear day, the Marienplatz glockenspiel, the onion domes of the Frauenkirche. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.

A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Munich, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.

Bogenhausen, along the Isar, is considered Munich’s wealthiest district, with its old villas and large apartments.

Giulia also travels throughout Bavaria.