Max Merker
Max Merker (born September 15, 1861 in Weimar ; † July 30, 1928 there ) was a German painter.
Life
Merker studied at the Weimar art school and was a student of Theodor Hagen , Alexander Struys and Woldemar Friedrich . Worked as a portrait and landscape painter in Weimar. He painted his atmospheric landscapes based on motifs from the Harz Mountains and Upper Franconia and sometimes gave them mythological accessories. His works in museum possession found their way into museums in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia in particular.
literature
- Walther Scheidig : Merker, Max . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 417 .
- Gustav Lindke: Alte Lübeck City Views , Lübeck 1968, No. 214 ( view of the castle gate and castle monastery from the northern wall peninsula (1886)) and p. 103
Web links
Commons : Max Merker - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flag, max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1928 |
| Place of death | Weimar |