Max Levi (sculptor)

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Otto Erich Hartleben (x) in the Villa Strohl-Fern in Rome, next to him the sculptor Max Levi, around 1904

Max Levi (born September 27, 1863 or 1865 in Stuttgart , † June 4, 1912 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German sculptor .

Life

Dreaming , marble, H. 48 cm

Max Levi studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin under Fritz Schaper from 1884 , continued his studies in Munich and in March 1893 received the first scholarship for sculpture from the Michael Beer Foundation from three applicants .

In Rome , he and his dog “Herr Kraus” moved into the third studio building on Viale degli studi, on the grounds of the Villa Strohl-Fern . His stay as a Jewish scholarship holder at the Villa Strohl-Fern was extended by the Academy in May 1894, upon application, and in December 1894 he was exempted from renting a studio, so that he could stay in Rome until 1897. In Rome he lived and worked in the immediate vicinity of Curt Stoeving and the Swiss Andrea Robbi and it was during this time that his first major work was the ball player . 1893 Participation in the international art exhibition in the Glaspalast in Munich .

In the following years Levi worked in Berlin, where he especially made busts and small sculptures. "As a sculptor of significant skill and serious personal understanding, Max Levi [from] Charlottenburg can be recognized in numerous busts ( Agnes Sorma ) and other small works." ( Paul Schumann ) Levi had his bronze work at the foundry " Hermann Gladenbeck & Sohn ”.

From 1900 to 1904 he was back in Italy in a studio at Villa Strohl-Fern , remembered his friend, the archaeologist and art dealer Ludwig Pollak , who belonged to the colony of German-speaking sculptors such as Gustav Eberlein , Ferdinand Seeboeck and Louis Tuaillon who belonged to this group Time in Rome. Here Levi created his wrestling group his second great work. The altar of longing , reverie , a bust of a young girl, and the fountain with Pyramus and Thisbe made of Carrara marble fall from this period .

From 1904 until his death Levi lived and worked in Berlin again. Here he achieved his third big hit, a bronze David , which went into the collection of Rudolf Mosse . In his last years the sculptor Levi was supervised by Max Liebermann . Max Levi died around 50 years old, single, in Berlin-Charlottenburg. In February 1913 , the “Berliner Kunstauktions-Haus Gebrüder Heilbron” auctioned Max Levi's artistic estate, including works in marble, bronze and baked clay as well as plaster models and casts.

Works (selection)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michael Beersche Foundations I and II (awarding of prizes and board of trustees): Call for tenders 1893 (pp. 100-109); First scholarship for sculpture, 3 applicants, award winner: Max Levi (born 1863 Stuttgart; Bl. 119, 122, 131, 136, 139, 145, 153, 170).
  2. ^ Albert Zacher: In the Villa Strohl-Fern , Frankfurter Zeitung, from June 8, 1895. Text excerpt: "" Max Levi, sculptor "is on the business card that adorns the gate. I knock and the dog of the Michael Beer Foundation scholarship holder jumps out. "
  3. ^ Prussian Academy of the Arts (PrAdK 0729). Studio rental in Rome for scholarship holders of the Academy (Villa Strohl-Fern) - reports on the work, rent payment, etc. The following scholarship holders or guests in Rome : Max Levi 1893 to 1895
  4. ^ Prussian Academy of the Arts (PrAdK 0250), in minutes of meetings of the Senate, the members and the entire academy - March 22, 1893: Award of the prize of the I. Michael-Beerschen Foundation to the sculptor Max Levi; May 30, 1894: Extension of the scholarship for the sculptor Max Levi with approval of the application; December 12, 1894: Scholarship holder Max Levi's application for exemption from renting a studio in Rome.
  5. ↑ Illustrated catalog of the Munich annual exhibition of works of art from all nations in the royal glass palace in 1893. Sculptures: Beer, Berwald-Schwerin, Charlier, Engelhard, Fremiet, Emil Fuchs, Geiger-Spiegel, Lami, Max Levi, Magnussen, Odé-Jzn, Sechi, J. Jakob Stolz, Vallgren, Robert Weigl, Zadow u. a. Architecture: Grässel, Honeyman and Keppie, Christian Seeling, Spalding and Gemander, among others
  6. ^ Paul Schumann: Deutsche Kunstausstellung Dresden 1899 , in The Art for All: Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Architecture, 14. 1898–1899, p. 296
  7. ^ Ludwig Polka: Roman Memoirs: Artists, Art Lovers and Scholars 1893-1943 , in III. Fine artists and architects , pp. 63–65, Erma di Bretschneider, 1994, ISBN 88-7062-863-9
  8. ↑ Max Levi's artistic estate: works in marble, bronze, etc. Fired clay plaster models and casts. , Sales catalog, Heilbron Brothers, Berlin, 1913
  9. ↑ Sculpture Portrait bust of August Strindberg , Max Levi sd 1893, dark pat bronze, 86.36 cm height Cast H. Bergman , on artsalesindex.artinfo.com, accessed June 2, 2017
  10. ↑ Male nude with a ball , signed Max Levi and with foundry inscription Akt. Ges.v. H. Gladenbeck v.Sohn. Bronze, black patina with gilt ball, 76 cm high, circa 1900 , on christies.com, accessed on June 2, 2017
  11. ^ Sculpture The Marble Reader , Rudolf Mosse Collection , on Lost Art
  12. ↑ Merkur (after Pigalle), bronze, by Max Levi , on Arten, accessed June 2, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Levi, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1863 or September 27, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 1912
Place of death Berlin-Charlottenburg