Max Wieczorek (1863-1965) Painter.
Born in Breslau, Germany on Nov. 22, 1863.
Wieczorek studied art in Germany and Italy with
Ferdinand Keller and Max Thedy. While in Europe,
he worked in oil and exhibited landscapes in
leading European capitals.
After serving in the Prussian Army,
he immigrated to America in 1893.
While living in NYC, he married and worked
as a stained glass designer for Louis C. Tiffany
until 1908 when he settled in Los Angeles.
He continued designing stained glass but
soon turned to executing charcoal and pastel
portraits of the local elite. After the death
of his wife,
he fatally shot himself at his home
in Pasadena on Sept. 25, 1955. Member:
Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Calif.
WC Society; NY WC Society; Painters of the West;
Painters & Sculptors of LA; Artland
http://www.californiawatercolor.com/artists
/max_wieczorek/biography/
Born in Breslau, Germany on Nov. 22, 1863.
Wieczorek studied art in Germany and Italy with
Ferdinand Keller and Max Thedy. While in Europe,
he worked in oil and exhibited landscapes in
leading European capitals.
After serving in the Prussian Army,
he immigrated to America in 1893.
While living in NYC, he married and worked
as a stained glass designer for Louis C. Tiffany
until 1908 when he settled in Los Angeles.
He continued designing stained glass but
soon turned to executing charcoal and pastel
portraits of the local elite. After the death
of his wife,
he fatally shot himself at his home
in Pasadena on Sept. 25, 1955. Member:
Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Calif.
WC Society; NY WC Society; Painters of the West;
Painters & Sculptors of LA; Artland
http://www.californiawatercolor.com/artists
/max_wieczorek/biography/
Max Wieczorek (1863-1965) Painter.
Born in Breslau, Germany on Nov. 22, 1863.
Wieczorek studied art in Germany and Italy with
Ferdinand Keller and Max Thedy. While in Europe,
he worked in oil and exhibited landscapes in
leading European capitals.
After serving in the Prussian Army,
he immigrated to America in 1893.
While living in NYC, he married and worked
as a stained glass designer for Louis C. Tiffany
until 1908 when he settled in Los Angeles.
He continued designing stained glass but
soon turned to executing charcoal and pastel
portraits of the local elite. After the death
of his wife,
he fatally shot himself at his home
in Pasadena on Sept. 25, 1955. Member:
Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Calif.
WC Society; NY WC Society; Painters of the West;
Painters & Sculptors of LA; Artland
http://www.californiawatercolor.com/artists
/max_wieczorek/biography/
Born in Breslau, Germany on Nov. 22, 1863.
Wieczorek studied art in Germany and Italy with
Ferdinand Keller and Max Thedy. While in Europe,
he worked in oil and exhibited landscapes in
leading European capitals.
After serving in the Prussian Army,
he immigrated to America in 1893.
While living in NYC, he married and worked
as a stained glass designer for Louis C. Tiffany
until 1908 when he settled in Los Angeles.
He continued designing stained glass but
soon turned to executing charcoal and pastel
portraits of the local elite. After the death
of his wife,
he fatally shot himself at his home
in Pasadena on Sept. 25, 1955. Member:
Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Calif.
WC Society; NY WC Society; Painters of the West;
Painters & Sculptors of LA; Artland
http://www.californiawatercolor.com/artists
/max_wieczorek/biography/
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