Max Kuehne

Max Kuehne
German/American
(1880-1968)

Floral Bouquet, oil on canvas, 41" x 35"with quality reproduction frame, s.l.r. "Kuehne" Provenance: Newman & Saunder's Gallery, Wayne, Pennsylvania - SOLD

Born in Halle, Germany. Painted cities, landscapes, portraits, Europe, harbors, still lifes, flowers, and coastal scenes. Known for creating cheerful landscapes that look spontaneous and fresh. In 1910, went on a bicycling trip through England, France, Germany, Holland, and Belgium. He supported his trip through commissions along the way. Returned to New York City and set up a studio in Greenwich Village. Was a student of Robert Henri and learned a dark Impressionist style. Became friends with avant garde artists like Guy Pene du Bois, William Glackens, William Zorach, and Maurice and Charles Prendergast. They also influenced his darker work of street scenes and docks in NY City. His palette lightened after three years in Spain, painting trips to Gloucester, and time in Paris where he was influenced by the Fauves, Nabis, and decorative painters. By 1912, he became known as a "colorist of great distinction" by producing "paintings full of sparkling sunlight." Later in his career, he painted buys harbors and piers of Gloucester and Rockport.

Studied: with Williams Merritt Chase and Kenneth Hayes at the Chase School in NY.

Member: artist community in Rockport, MA, with Gifford Beal, Leon Kroll, Paul Manship, Edward Hopper, and Jonas Lie.

Exhibited: National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, and Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh.

In the collection of: University of Michigan Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Arts; and Whitney Museum of American Art.

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