Max Angerer

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Max Angerer (born November 23, 1877 in Schwaz , Austria-Hungary ; † September 13, 1955 there ) was an Austrian painter who was known for his artistic landscapes from the Alpine region.

life and work

Max Angerer grew up as the second of five children of the photographer Kaspar Angerer and his wife Elisabeth (née Hörhager). After attending the trade school in Innsbruck and an apprenticeship as a photographer in his parents' business, he served in the 2nd Tyrolean Landsturm Regiment with the cartographers . In 1901 he attended the painting school Weinhold and Knirr in Munich and from 1903 to 1904 the "Royal Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts" with Gabriel von Hack . From 1905 he was a freelance artist. Study trips took him to the Engadin, to Paris and in 1911 on a Nordland trip to Spitzbergen. In 1914 he did military service in Galicia. From 1914 to 1920 he was in Russian captivity in Siberia (Spaskoje). After his return he never left Schwaz and became a masterly performer in his homeland in the Lower Inn Valley . In 1934 he married Maria Neuschmied. The marriage was childless. In 1939, after threatening an occupational ban, he joined the "Chamber of Fine Arts / Berlin". 1953 Awarded the title "Professor" by Federal Minister Kolb .

In his early years, Max Angerer maintained contact with Munich's artistic circles ( Defregger and others). His landscapes attracted a lot of attention. He was very successful as an artist until World War I. (Acquisition by the Bulgarian royal family, among others). Like many other artists, the post-war period brought great difficulties for him. His parents, the father of former wealthy citizens and mayors, were impoverished and had to be looked after. In this inter-war period he could only earn a living with a large part of self-sufficiency. He had an extensive library with many classics (mostly in advertising editions) and his love for music was great. He had built two violins himself and regularly met with friends for chamber music. He was also interested in technology. (So ​​he invented a new type of ski binding, for which he received a patent.) Angerer was an apolitical person but took an active part in the life of his town. He was heavily involved in the planned renovation of the parish church and was a member of several associations.

reception

In his homeland, Max Angerer was initially often viewed with skepticism by the population as a “modern”, but he enjoyed a reputation among artists and connoisseurs. In 1909 he received an invitation to become a member of the "Union Internationale des Beau Artes et Lettres". He was a committee member of the "Secession Innsbruck", took part in many exhibitions in the country and was accepted into juries.

Most of his pictures show landscape motifs from the mountains of his closer home. The style can be described as late-impressionistic. Peter concert in an appreciation: "Angerer not only paints nature in its external beauty, he also paints its soul". His paintings were valued by nature lovers and mountaineers and still adorn many homes in Tyrol today.

Exhibitions

  • 1906 Glass Palace in Munich
  • 1908, 1909 exhibitions of the Munich Secession
  • 1908 anniversary exhibition of the Künstlerhaus in Vienna
  • 1909 Exhibition by the Munich Art Association
  • all exhibitions of the "Secession Innsbruck"
  • 1925/26 Traveling exhibition in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 1948 Exhibition "Old Masters Tyrolean Painting"
  • 1951 "Great Tyrolean Art Exhibition" in the Vienna Künstlerhaus
  • 1975 Exhibition “Tiroler Heimat” in the city of Schwaz
  • 1997 "Memorial exhibition Max Angerer, 1877-1955" of the museum and Heimatschutzverein Schwaz

Some pictures can be seen in the museum "Art in Schwaz" in the Rabalderhaus.

Publications

  • 1911 Gustav Seidl: Max Angerer , Munich, Der Föhn, issue 13
  • 1975 Adolf Luchner: Max Angerer, Schwaz , municipality of Schwaz
  • 1997 Otto Larcher: Max Angerer , Rabalderhaus
  • 1997 Herwig Angerer: Memories of my great uncle , Rabalderhaus
  • 1997 Peter Concert: On the work of Max Angerer , Rabalderhaus

literature

personal data
SURNAME Angerer, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH black
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 1955
Place of death black