GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Max Weber was an American artist born in Russia to Orthodox Jewish parents. He came to the United States when he was ten years old. From 1905 to 1909 he traveled extensively in Europe, meeting Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. On his return to America, he developed a personal form of Cubism in painting and sculpture. He also was exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery. Influenced both by the Cubists and the Fauves, his work often approached abstraction between 1912 and 1917. However, he soon turned to a more realistic style.
Known mainly as an Expressionist, Weber created work across many disciplines: painting, printmaking, essay writing, sculpting, lithography, lecturing, teaching, and creating poetry. His Expressionism lay in his desire to project his personal experiences onto the canvas. He was a contemporary of Maurice Prendergast, John Marin, Robert Henri, and Jacob Epstein.
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General Description citation: "Primitivism Biographies," DMA research document, Education files, n.d.
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC~Learn more about Max Weber and his work at SAAM.
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General Description
Max Weber was an American artist born in Russia to Orthodox Jewish parents. He came to the United States when he was ten years old. From 1905 to 1909 he traveled extensively in Europe, meeting Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. On his return to America, he developed a personal form of Cubism in painting and sculpture. He also was exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery. Influenced both by the Cubists and the Fauves, his work often approached abstraction between 1912 and 1917. However, he soon turned to a more realistic style.
Known mainly as an Expressionist, Weber created work across many disciplines: painting, printmaking, essay writing, sculpting, lithography, lecturing, teaching, and creating poetry. His Expressionism lay in his desire to project his personal experiences onto the canvas. He was a contemporary of Maurice Prendergast, John Marin, Robert Henri, and Jacob Epstein.
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General Description citation: "Primitivism Biographies," DMA research document, Education files, n.d.
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