Max Ackermann
Max Ackermann (5 October 1887 – 14 November 1975) was a German
Life and work
Born in
Ackermann joined the
He set up a Lehrwerkstätte für Neue Kunst ('Training workshop for New Art') in his studio and hosted holiday seminars for young art teachers. In 1930 Ackermann introduced a seminar on 'absolute painting'
Many of his early works were lost when his studio was destroyed in a
Twice married, to Gertrude Ostermayer from 1936 to 1957 and to Johanna Strathomeyer in 1974, Ackermann died in Unterlengenhardt, Bad Liebenzell in the Black Forest on 14 November 1975, aged 88.[4]
In 2018 Ackermann's works were presented in a solo exhibition in the german gallery Bode in Daegu (South Korea) for the very first time in the East Asian region.[5]
Selected works
- 1927: Deutschland, 95 × 62,3 cm
- 1930: Gegenstandslose Komposition, 155 × 111 cm
- 1931: Mädchen mit Hund[6]
- 1932: Konkretes, 100 × 109
- c. 1945: Herabkunft der Musik, 46 x 32 cm[7]
- 1954: Überbrückte Kontinente, 120 × 50 cm
- c. 1955: An die Freude[8]
- 1957: Ohne Titel (Bajamar), 50 × 65 cm
- 1962: Komposition, 185 × 130 cm
- 1951: Der Feuerball, 205 × 80 cm
Exhibitions
- 2018: Max Ackermann: Musik im Bild/ Music inside the painting, Galerie & Edition Bode, Nuremberg, Germany and Daegu, South Korea.
Publications
- Dirk Blübaum (edit.): Max Ackermann (1887–1975) - Die Suche nach dem Ganzen, Exhib. Cat., Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen, 2004.
- Lutz Tittel: Max Ackermann 1887 - 1975. Zum 100. Geburtstag. Stuttgart, 1987.
- Klaus D. Bode (edit.): Max Ackermann. Music inside the picture. Bode Galerie & Edition, Daegu 2018, ISBN 978-3-943800-20-3.
See also
References
- ^ a b c art49.com - Exhibition Calendar for modern and contemporary art in Berlin Archived 22 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Contemporary Art Museum: Max Ackermann Archived 14 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ a b c d Max Ackermann Biography – Infos – Art Market
- ^ a b c d e Biographie: Max Ackermann, 1887-1975
- ^ "Max Ackermann - Music inside the painting | Artsy".
- ^ Art Galleries – Contemporary and Modern Art Galleries on artnet
- ^ Art Galleries – Contemporary and Modern Art Galleries on artnet
- ^ Art Galleries – Contemporary and Modern Art Galleries on artnet
External links
- Max Ackermann in the German National Library catalogue
- Max Ackermann Archive