Max bear catcher
Max Karl August Bärenfänger (born January 1, 1860 in Munich ; † 1929 there ) was a German portrait painter, etcher, lithographer and wood cutter.
Life
Bärenfänger studied from October 11, 1880 at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich with Ludwig von Löfftz , Johann Leonhard Raab and Nikolaus Gysis .
After completing his studies, he worked in Munich as a portrait and genre painter, etcher, lithographer and wood cutter. In some cases he copied works by his teachers or other artists such as B. Wilhelm von Diez .
Bear catcher belonged to the Munich Art Association. From 1890 to 1919 he exhibited his works almost every year in the Munich Glass Palace . In 1896 he took part in the International Graphic Exhibition in Vienna.
Works (selection)
- Self-portrait, 1900, oil painting
- Portrait of a Capuchin
- Child portrait, original etching
- From the magnificent work «Spain», woodcuts after Prof. Alex. wagner
- Study head, woodcut after N. Gysis
- Recovery, woodcut after TE Rosenthal
literature
- Otto Weigmann : Bear catcher, Max . 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. 343-344 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Ulrike von Hase-Schmundt: Bear catcher, Max Karl August . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 6, Saur, Munich a. a. 1992, ISBN 3-598-22746-9 , p. 247.
- Werner Ebnet: You lived in Munich. Allitera Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 3-86906-744-6 , p. 68 ( books.google.pl ).
Web links
Commons : Max Bärenfänger - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- German digital library: Max Karl August bear catcher
- Matriculation database - Academy of Fine Arts Munich: Matriculation book
Individual evidence
- ↑ Illustrirter catalog Munchener annual exhibition of artworks All Nations in the POW camp. Glass palace. Muenchener Künstlergenossenschaft, Munich 1894, p. 74 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bear catcher, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bear catcher, Max Karl August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait painter, eraser, lithographer and wood cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1929 |
| Place of death | Munich |