Born 1941 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, son of painter Joseph, Max studied at the Academy of Art in Munich under Professor Hein Koenig from 1963 to 1964, and started exhibiting in 1964 at the Gallery Shoeninger in Munich, with group and individual shows across Germany, as well as in Vienna, Austria, and across Australia. Max was represented by Europe's biggest art dealer for over 20 years, with sales around the world. In 1983 Max moved to Australia, where he continued to sell to Europe, as well as select galleries on the Gold Coast and in the Blue Mountains. He is represented in corporate, institutional and private collections in Japan, USA, Germany, Britain, New Zealand, Austria, Australia and Italy, and has major commissioned pieces at the Gold Coast Marriott Hotel, Gold Coast Australia. He has won a number of art prizes, particularly for his miniatures and landscapes.
"I don't want my art to be provocative or aggressive. I want art to be a positive element in life, not a negative, destructive element. I want to make life better for people through my art. I'm not a revolutionary, trying to scare people. One of the most important aspects of art, for me, is to show Beauty. For me art is to be free."
Romanticism, natural impressionism. Miniatures, landscapes, florals, portraits, still lifes. Predominantly oils using brush and/or palette knife.