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1900 Kudirkos Naumestis, Lithuania - 1974 Hollywood, California. Known for: Modernist still life, village scene, portrait and landscape painting.
Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting... Read full biography
Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting was made with homemade brushes he created from sticks. Band made his way to Berlin to study art where... Read full biography
Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting was made with homemade brushes he created from sticks. Band made his way to Berlin to study art where his talents were first recognized by the public. One of his first drawings was selected by his teacher and entered into an open exhibition. Upon seeing the work, a wealthy collector tracked down Band... Read full biography
Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting was made with homemade brushes he created from sticks. Band made his way to Berlin to study art where his talents were first recognized by the public. One of his first drawings was selected by his teacher and entered into an open exhibition. Upon seeing the work, a wealthy collector tracked down Band to purchase the drawing. Never considering or putting much care into the financial value his artwork should garner Band could not name a price. Upon being pressed for a figure, Band responded that he valued time over money, so a figure was agreed... Read full biography
Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting was made with homemade brushes he created from sticks. Band made his way to Berlin to study art where his talents were first recognized by the public. One of his first drawings was selected by his teacher and entered into an open exhibition. Upon seeing the work, a wealthy collector tracked down Band to purchase the drawing. Never considering or putting much care into the financial value his artwork should garner Band could not name a price. Upon being pressed for a figure, Band responded that he valued time over money, so a figure was agreed upon based on two months’ worth of food. The French critic Paul Fierens described the early period of Band’s career sta... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Art Club-
Art School
- •Berlin (Prussian) Academy of Fine, Applied Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago