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
Kan ik de kunstwerken van Wilhelm Maxon sorteren op kleur?
De werken van Wilhelm Maxon kunnen op kleur worden verkend op de Sorteren op kleur pagina van de kunstenaar.
Welke kunstwerken van Wilhelm Maxon worden het meest bekeken?
Statistieken over de werken van Wilhelm Maxon zijn te vinden op de Statistieken-pagina van de kunstenaar.
Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Wilhelm Maxon bekijken in een 3D-galerie?
De 3D-galerie van Wilhelm Maxon is een pagina waarop de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar worden gepresenteerd in een virtuele driedimensionale galerie.
Waar en wanneer is Wilhelm Maxon geboren?
Wilhelm Maxon werd geboren in Bayreuth in 1894.
