Max Schaffner
Max Schaffner (born January 28, 1881 in Münchberg ; † January 12, 1960 there ) was a German painter .
Life
Max Schaffner was born on January 28, 1881 as the son of a master painter in Münchberg (Upper Franconia). It was probably this fact that brought him closer to art at a young age and awakened in him a love for the works of great artists, to which he leaned again and again in his later work. He completed his basic training in Münchberg and Plauen. After working in the Dresden studio of the court decoration painter Julius Schultz at the age of 15, he began studying with Professor Paul Schad at the art school for painting and sculpture in Munich in 1898. There he developed not only knowledge of artistic drawing and painting, but also skills in etching and modeling. After a year with Professor Schad, Schaffner enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden, where he attended courses in painting and drawing as well as lectures on art history. There he studied for six semesters with the teachers Friedrich Preller the Younger , Hermann Prell , Richard Müller , Hermann Freye and Bohle and made copies of the old masters in the Royal Picture Gallery in Dresden during his studies. His studies were interrupted from 1901 to 1903 due to military service. He then returned to Paul Schad in Munich as a master student for two years. After completing his training, he first worked as a draftsman and designer at the Dortmund Art Institute for Glass Painting under the direction of Ludwig Katz. In 1912 duty called him back to his father's business in Münchberg, which he took over from his father together with his brother Gustav after completing his military service in 1918. From then on, Schaffner stayed in Münchberg and occasionally took on pupils for apprenticeships , including Karl Schricker and Alfred Seidel . From 1947 to 1949 he also worked as a drawing teacher at the higher technical college for the textile industry in his hometown. There he died in seclusion on January 12, 1960 at the age of 79.
Works
Max Schaffner made many study trips to Pompeii , Pisa , Florence , Venice , Rome , Monte Carlo and Zurich , which expressed his love for ancient, Romanesque and Gothic art. The deep connection with his hometown Münchberg remained intact and ultimately led to the fact that in 1913 he was presented with an honorary certificate "For special services in the care and preservation of local folk art and folklore". Schaffner's paintings and other works of art can not only be found in Münchberg, where some of the most important have been preserved. These include the city charter (staircase of the Münchberg town hall ), the paintings Let the children come to me and The Baptism of Jesus (both in the city church), as well as the painting View from the muzzle to the city . The latter was on display for a long time in the former Münchberger Kreis- und Stadtsparkasse, but was moved to the attic during the last renovation. As a token of appreciation, the city administration finally had it restored for a four-figure sum and hung in a prominent location in the mayor's office. An example of Schaffner's other works of art is the ceiling painting The Apostles in the Wüstenselbitzer Church, which he made after a work by Albrecht Dürer. Some of Schaffner's smaller paintings are privately owned, and his clientele also includes respected German aristocratic families.
supporting documents
- ↑ cf. Heinz Henschel: Max Schaffner. From the life and work of a Münchberg painter . In: Kulturwarte (1st year / special edition Münchberg), 1955, p. 7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conductor, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Münchberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1960 |
| Place of death | Münchberg |