Max Schlichting

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Max Schlichting (actually Max von Schlichting; born June 16, 1866 in Sagan , † June 23, 1937 in Bad Tölz ) was a painter of German Impressionism . Max Schlichting, who also works as a professor and art official, is known for French subjects and depictions of landscapes in Flanders and the Netherlands .

Life

The jury of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition 1917 at work. Second from the right standing Max Schlichting

Schlichting was born as the son of Julius Schlichting , who later worked as a professor of hydraulic engineering at the TH Charlottenburg. He studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts (1885 to 1892) with Franz Skarbina , Woldemar Friedrich and Eugen Bracht and then at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1896 his son Waldemar was born , who later became a marine painter. The family lived in Berlin at 99 Knesebeckstrasse.

Schlichting first became a member of the Berlin Artists Association , in 1899 he joined the Berlin Secession , but left it in 1901 with 16 other artists. You accused the Secession of not being open to all art movements. This did not affect his success, in 1902 he represented Berlin together with the older Bracht and Skarbina in the annual exhibition of the Munich Glass Palace . In the winter of 1902/03, the Amelangsche Kunsthandlung showed etchings by the resigned Engel, Schlichting and Uth, in the direct vicinity of the Secession, as did the Kunstsalon Rabl works by Schlichting. In 1903 he won a poster competition by Edler & Kriesche from Hanover.

In 1904 he took part in the world exhibition in St. Louis , at the great Great Berlin Art Exhibition in 1904 there was a special exhibition of Schlichting's works, later mostly a separate hall and in 1911 the gold medal as an award. In 1912 and 1916 to 1923 he was in charge of the Great Berlin Art Exhibition. In 1917 he was appointed professor. When the Lehrter Bahnhof was not available as an exhibition venue due to the war in 1917 , Schlichting turned to Fritz Roeber in Düsseldorf and the exhibition was still held as the “Great Berlin Art Exhibition in the Kunstpalast zu Düsseldorf”. In 1920 the Reichspost appointed him to a commission for the competition of postage stamps.

In the Berlin Artists' Association he held the office of chairman from 1919 to 1921, and then honorary chairman. there was an exhibition of his Italian paintings there in 1925 . He wrote the foreword to One Hundred Years of Berlin Art in the Creation of the Association of Berlin Artists (Berlin, Association of Berlin Artists, 1929) and was responsible for the exhibition of modern art.

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Max Schlichting: Boulevard cafe in Paris
Evening street scene in Berlin at the “Stiller” / “Leibniz” house.

Max Schlichting's work was considered undogmatic and fresh. As early as 1890, the bestselling author Richard Voss hired him as an illustrator of his books, but the collaboration was later ended for unknown reasons, and Voss took on other modern painters. Schlichting continued to illustrate for the New York Herald and The World

The oldest dated painting is the crocheting girl in a meadow , which he painted in Belgium as a 26-year-old, most of the works show views of Paris and scenes from the surrounding area. One critic wrote that he was “sensitive” and would “... live in Berlin, but live in Paris.” Julius Elias , as a “runaway Secessionist”, also accused him of getting his suggestions from France, which was “not a play, but a Posse "was. acknowledged him as an art politician recognition in the concern to keep the "bazaar and market-like" from the Berlin art exhibition.

Works (selection)

  • Two girls crocheting in a meadow, Knokke Belgium, 1892
  • Blooming poppies, Paris, 1893
  • Rue du Faubourg Montmatre, Paris, 1893
  • Blooming poppies, 1895 (Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin, acquired 1971)
  • View of Paris, 1898 (Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin)
  • Beach fun, Cadzand Netherlands, 1899 (Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin)
  • Elegant couple in the ballroom / Impressions from Paris, 1900
  • View from the piazetta on S. Maria della Salute, 1902
  • Monte Pincio, Roma
  • Castles in the Air, 1904 (shown at the great art exhibition in Dresden 1904)
  • Parisian Boulevard in the evening, 1909 (Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin)
  • Rialto Bridge
  • Voorstraathaven, Dordrecht 1913, watercolors, 33 × 27 cm.
  • Lady with dog
  • Boulevard cafe in Paris, 1927, formerly the Klaus J. Jacobs collection .
  • Cutter at sea, early 20th century
  • Evening street scene in Berlin at the "Stiller" / "Leibniz" house

Web links

Commons : Max Schlichting  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Waldemar Schlichting ( 1896-1970 ) on askart.com, accessed April 30, 2017
  2. ^ Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture - 17.1902 page: 281
  3. ^ Art for the Republic: The Art Policy of the Prussian Ministry of Culture , p.147 by Kristina Kratz-Kessemeier
  4. ↑ Art for everyone: painting, sculpture, graphics, architecture - 44.1928-1929, p. 361
  5. ^ Art and artists: illustrated monthly for fine arts and applied arts - 9.1911, p. 586
  6. ^ Art and artists: illustrated monthly for fine arts and applied arts - 10.1912, p. 568
  7. ↑ www.kunstsammlung-neubrandenburg.de
  8. ↑ Entry on zeller.de ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 13, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zeller.de
personal data
SURNAME Schlichting, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Sagan
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1937
Place of death Bad Tölz