Max Luber
Max Luber (* 1879 in Munich ; † 1950 there) is a Munich academic painter .
Career
He studied at the art academy in Munich . As a student he was able to earn his living by selling painted postcards at the Oktoberfest . These pictures show striking, humorous Munich genre motifs, on which lavish food and full beer mugs, served by bizarre Munich originals, are shown with preference. The cards were sold at Oktoberfest until the 1960s and are still available on the Internet today. They usually have the caption "Greetings from Oktoberfest" or "Greetings from Munich.
Max Luber produced numerous views of the city of Munich, various buildings and landscapes using drawing or watercolor techniques .
The large works that are still available at art auctions today are painted using the technique of oil on canvas . They mainly represent lush, dark still lifes in the Flemish style. Favorite motifs are exotic, magnificent flower arrangements, often accompanied by single or paired kingfishers.
The following works are known (oil on canvas):
- Flower still life with a tit's nest
- Iris with kingfishers in front of the evening sky
- Still life with fruit, parrot and flowers
- Still life with fruits, parrot and lidded vase
- Two kingfishers
- Splendid still life with a white parrot
- Fishing port
- Cockatoo sitting on a flower head
- Still life with flowers with kingfishers
- Old view of the hacker's house
All known works are privately owned.
Max Luber was married to Anny Luber and had a son.
Max Luber died in his hometown in 1950.
Web links
- Selection of his works on artnet.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sichtskartenversand.com | Luber, Max | Artist L. Accessed on November 12, 2018 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luber, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1950 |
| Place of death | Munich |