Max Wieczorek
Max Wieczorek (born November 22, 1863 in Breslau , † September 25, 1955 in Pasadena ) was an American painter with German roots.
Life and works
Wieczorek was a son of Joseph Wieczorek and his wife Bertha, geb. Gardener. He studied with Ferdinand Keller at the Art Academy in Karlsruhe and with Max Thedy in Weimar and in Italy . In 1889 Ernst Eitner drew him in Gothmund , where they painted with other college friends. In 1893 he moved to the United States after completing his military service. He worked for Louis C. Tiffany in New York until 1908 and then moved to Los Angeles . In 1921 he was naturalized .
He concluded his first marriage with Ida Luer, the second on March 14, 1929 with Gertrud or Gertrude Besser. He had two daughters and a son.
Wieczorek, who painted portraits and landscapes, among other things, received several medals at exhibitions. Union Chaffey High School in Ontario has his portrait of George Chaffey, the Krotona Institute of Theosophy in Hollywood has a Christ head from his hand, the Engineer's Club in New York has the painting The Old Sycamore , the Los Angeles Athletic Club the picture Foothills . The portrait of the dancer Ruth St. Denis became the property of the Denishawn School of Dancing in New York . In Los Angeles, according to Thieme-Becker, Wieczorek's pictures are in the museum, City Hall and the library of Virgil Jr. High School. Wieczorek lived in Los Angeles for a long time; at times his household also included a butler and a cook. Wieczorek shot himself after his wife died in his home in Pasadena. He was buried in the Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier .
literature
- Wieczorek, Max . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 523 .
- Wieczorek, Max . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 127 .
- Heiko Jäckstein: Gothmund artists' colony. In: Lübeck contributions to family history and heraldry. Volume 69, Gothmund 2019, ISSN 2366-1240 , pp. 209 ff.
Web links
- Max Wieczorek on kuenstlerkolonie-gothmund.de by Heiko Jäckstein
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Wieczorek on prabook.com
- ^ Max Wieczorek in the 1940 Census on www.ancestry.com
- ↑ Max Wieczorek Biography at www.californiawatercolor.com
- ↑ Max Wieczorek on www.findagrave.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wieczorek, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1955 |
| Place of death | Pasadena, California |