Christian Maximilian Baer

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Christian M. Baer in his studio on Fraueninsel
In the farmer's room , 1887

Christian Maximilian Baer (born August 24, 1853 in St. Johannis (Nuremberg) , † January 31, 1911 in Munich ) was a German still life, history and genre painter.

Life

Baer attended business school and high school in his hometown, then studied drawing at the Nuremberg Royal School of Applied Arts with Karl Raupp and accompanied his master on study trips to the Bavarian Alps.

Since 1874 Baer studied painting at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Alexander von Wagner and later with Wilhelm von Lindenschmit the Younger . Baer found a connection to the Leibl-Trübner circle . Baer's house No. 21 on the Fraueninsel , the so-called Malergütl, was the artistic focus and became a meeting place for many well-known artists. The house, which has meanwhile been listed, is still owned by the family today.

From 1879 to 1907 Baer was represented at the Munich Glass Palace exhibitions. There he received a gold medal twice. Many of his works appeared in the gazebo .

His wife Rosa Baer, ​​b. Stradal (1858–1941), was the sister of the composer and Liszt student August Stradal . She also served as a model for many of his pictures.

Boats on the bank , undated

The engineer Herbert Baer and Friedrich Baer were his sons.

plant

At first, Baer mainly painted hunting still lifes for dining rooms in castles, as well as interiors and genre scenes . The early work is characterized by deep, strong colors. He also painted portraits on the side. In addition to his own works, in 1880 he made two copies after Rubens to order . The painting "Martin Bergheim explains the globe" from 1883 was bought by the Romanian king for Sinai Castle. In the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Lady near Memmingen , Baer created a ceiling painting .

In later years, Baer turned to landscape themes and placed the life of the Fraueninsel in the center. He mainly used the style of the Impressionists.

literature

  • Otto Weigmann : Baer, ​​Christian Maximilian . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 341–342 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
  • Christian Maximilian Baer . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 263 .
  • Horst Ludwig: Baer, ​​Christian (Maximilian). In: Horst Ludwig (Hrsg.): Bruckmanns Lexikon der Münchner Kunst . Munich painter in the 19th and 20th centuries Century. Volume 1, Verlag F. Bruckmann, Munich 1981, p. 46.
  • Christian Maximilian Baer . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Saur, Munich 1992 ff.
  • Christian Baer . In: Hans Heyn: South German painting from the Bavarian highlands . Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, Rosenheim 1979, p. 126, p. 207.
  • Christian Maximilian Baer . In: Ruth Negendanck : Künstlerlanschaft Chiemsee . Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2008, pp. 66–71.

Web links

Commons : Christian Maximilian Baer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Hans Heyn: Baer, ​​Christian Maximilian . In: South German painting from the Bavarian highlands . Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, Rosenheim 1979, p. 207 .
  2. ^ A b Ruth Negendanck: Christian Maximilian Baer . In: Chiemsee artist landscape . Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2008, p. 66-71 .
  3. ↑ Architect Georg Wieland - historical artist house on the Fraueninsel (accessed on November 10, 2017).
personal data
SURNAME Baer, ​​Christian Maximilian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German still life, history and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Johannis (Nuremberg)
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1911
Place of death Munich