Life and Artistic Career
Wilhelm Maxon was a German landscape painter and graphic artist. Born in Bayreuth, Germany, he studied at the Munich School of Applied Arts under Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke and later studied theater studies in Munich. In 1919, he founded a private art school in Munich-Schwabing known as the "Vereinigte Ateliers," which served as preparation for the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, where he also held a teaching position. He also organized summer art schools in Weisham near Prien.
His career included participation in various exhibitions, such as the Municher Neuen Secession and the Ausstellungsgemeinschaft 7 Münchner Maler. In 1932, he held a collective exhibition at the Galerie Heinemann in Munich featuring 37 paintings. During the period of National Socialism, he was a member of the Reichskammer der bildenden Künste. Following the destruction of his Munich studio by a bomb, he moved to the Chiemsee with his wife, Clara, and daughter in 1943. After the war, he co-founded the Kulturkreis Chiemsee.
Works and Recognition
Maxon's artistic output included various media, such as oil on canvas, woodcuts, and stone drawings. His works are held in several public collections, including:
In 1954, he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse for his artistic work and services to cultural policy. Retrospectives of his work have been held in Prien and Rosenheim.
Vraag en antwoord
In welke historische periode werkte Wilhelm Maxon?
Wilhelm Maxon werkte in de Modern-periode. Deze periode plaatst het oeuvre van de kunstenaar in een historisch kader.
In welke perioden is de carrière van Wilhelm Maxon onderverdeeld?
De carrière van Wilhelm Maxon ontvouwt zich periode voor periode op de Loopbaanoverzicht pagina van de kunstenaar: een horizontale tijdlijn van de kunstwerken, gegroepeerd in hoofdstukken per carrièreperiode.
Hoe vind ik werken van Wilhelm Maxon in een specifiek kleurenpalet?
Om werken van Wilhelm Maxon in een specifiek kleurenpalet te vinden, kunt u de Op kleurpalet pagina van de kunstenaar gebruiken.
Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Wilhelm Maxon bekijken, gesorteerd op sfeer?
Op de Sfeercollectie van Wilhelm Maxon zijn de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar gerangschikt op stemming.
