Max Frey (1874-1944) - Marktszene unter gotischem Torbogen
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Frey, Max - Market Scene Under Gothic Archway
MISIDENTIFICATION WARNING
IMPORTANT: There is a second painter named Max Frey (born 1902) — do not confuse! Our Max Frey lived 1874–1944, was a professor in Dresden and belongs to the Symbolism/Magic Realism generation. Wikipedia lists them separately: “Max Frey (Painter, 1874)” vs. “Max Frey (Painter, 1902).”
ARTIST
Frey, Max (1874 Mühlburg near Karlsruhe - 1944 Bad Harzburg)
German landscape and figure painter, graphic artist
Period: 19th–20th centuries · Style: Jugendstil (early works) → Symbolism (1910s–1920s) → New Objectivity / Magic Realism (1920s–1940s). Influence of the Vienna Secession in composition, preferred square format in late work (documented 70x70 cm). Mythological-exotic motifs, fairy-tale and fable illustration, genre scenes, landscapes, set design tradition.
Max Adolf Peter Frey — German landscape and figure painter, graphic artist, university professor. Born 16 April 1874 in Mühlburg near Karlsruhe, died 11 March 1944 in Bad Harzburg.
EDUCATION: School of Arts and Crafts Karlsruhe (basic training). 1893–1903 studies at the Karlsruhe Academy with Ferdinand Keller, Gustav Schönleber and Leopold von Kalckreuth.
EARLY CAREER: Theater painter in Berlin and Mannheim during or before studies. Briefly in Frankfurt am Main from 1904, where he married.
DRESDEN 1906–1937: Moved to Dresden in 1906. From 1907 teacher, from 1910 professor at the Royal Saxon School of Applied Arts Dresden (later Dresden Academy of Fine Arts). Taught graphics design, landscape painting and applied arts. Last mention in the Dresden Address Book 1937 as an artist and professor. …
The artist worked in the following techniques: sculpture, lithography, graphics, tempera, wood, oil on wood, oil on carton, illustration, scenic design, graphic design (+6 more)
Teachers: Ferdinand Keller, Gustav Schönleber, Leopold von Kalckreuth
Students: Hans Grundig, Hans Theo Richter, Oscar Cahén
Works including: Düsseldorf · Dresden-Blasewitz · Berlin · Jack Daulton Collection, Los Altos Hills (USA) · Till-Eulenspiegel Museum Schöppenstedt · Vienna (+2 more)
KNOWN WORKS / AUCTION REFERENCES
— “The Crossing Venezia-Chioggia” (1903, oil) — Auction record Max Frey: 3,803 USD, Grisebach 2012
— “Evening by the River / Abend am Fluss” (1905, oil)
— “Flight to Egypt” (1911, oil)
— “Morning Fog / Morgennebel” (1911, oil)
— “The Allerhalter” (1912, oil)
— … as well as 13 more documented works.
WORK
Title: Market Scene Under Gothic Arch
Created: undated (productive period 1894–1944)
Material / Technique: Watercolor on paper
Unique work — original, not an edition
DIMENSIONS
Image size: 28 × 26.4 cm (Height × Width)
Weight: 65 g
SIGNATURE
Signed
Documented signature variants of the artist: “MAX FREY” · “MAX-FREY” · “MAX-FREY. 1916.” · “MAX FREY 1939” · “Max Frey”
CONDITION
Overall condition: good. Detailed assessment based on the photos; further condition details available on request.
The sheet shows a market scene with several figures under a monumental Gothic arch, with a cathedral façade in the background and tall windows. The proportions of the figures and tents are naturalistic; the composition uses the dark arch as a frame. The paper shows age-related foxing and light edge damage; colors are mostly pastel and glaze-applied. The signature 'MAX-FREY' lower left is typical for the artist Max Frey, Dresden/Leipzig, around 1900. The clothing of the depicted people (long skirts, headscarves, hats) and the market wagons point to a creation around the turn of the century. No provenance notes on the back, no gallery labels. The conservation is generally good, with minor edge defects and foxing slightly reducing value.
PROVENANCE
empty!
SHIPPING
Unmounted shipping — flat or rolled, carefully packaged.
SOURCES AND VERIFICATION
Listed in: Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs (Vol. 5, p. 707) · ISGV — Saxon Biography · Vollmer, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts · Wikipedia (German).
Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Frey_(Maler,_1874)
Gold standard entry in the KODEX database (14 independent evidence points).
DOCUMENTATION
Provenance evidence (collection reference, studio dissolution context, collection documentation) available on request — 15 €.
Frey, Max - Market Scene Under Gothic Archway
MISIDENTIFICATION WARNING
IMPORTANT: There is a second painter named Max Frey (born 1902) — do not confuse! Our Max Frey lived 1874–1944, was a professor in Dresden and belongs to the Symbolism/Magic Realism generation. Wikipedia lists them separately: “Max Frey (Painter, 1874)” vs. “Max Frey (Painter, 1902).”
ARTIST
Frey, Max (1874 Mühlburg near Karlsruhe - 1944 Bad Harzburg)
German landscape and figure painter, graphic artist
Period: 19th–20th centuries · Style: Jugendstil (early works) → Symbolism (1910s–1920s) → New Objectivity / Magic Realism (1920s–1940s). Influence of the Vienna Secession in composition, preferred square format in late work (documented 70x70 cm). Mythological-exotic motifs, fairy-tale and fable illustration, genre scenes, landscapes, set design tradition.
Max Adolf Peter Frey — German landscape and figure painter, graphic artist, university professor. Born 16 April 1874 in Mühlburg near Karlsruhe, died 11 March 1944 in Bad Harzburg.
EDUCATION: School of Arts and Crafts Karlsruhe (basic training). 1893–1903 studies at the Karlsruhe Academy with Ferdinand Keller, Gustav Schönleber and Leopold von Kalckreuth.
EARLY CAREER: Theater painter in Berlin and Mannheim during or before studies. Briefly in Frankfurt am Main from 1904, where he married.
DRESDEN 1906–1937: Moved to Dresden in 1906. From 1907 teacher, from 1910 professor at the Royal Saxon School of Applied Arts Dresden (later Dresden Academy of Fine Arts). Taught graphics design, landscape painting and applied arts. Last mention in the Dresden Address Book 1937 as an artist and professor. …
The artist worked in the following techniques: sculpture, lithography, graphics, tempera, wood, oil on wood, oil on carton, illustration, scenic design, graphic design (+6 more)
Teachers: Ferdinand Keller, Gustav Schönleber, Leopold von Kalckreuth
Students: Hans Grundig, Hans Theo Richter, Oscar Cahén
Works including: Düsseldorf · Dresden-Blasewitz · Berlin · Jack Daulton Collection, Los Altos Hills (USA) · Till-Eulenspiegel Museum Schöppenstedt · Vienna (+2 more)
KNOWN WORKS / AUCTION REFERENCES
— “The Crossing Venezia-Chioggia” (1903, oil) — Auction record Max Frey: 3,803 USD, Grisebach 2012
— “Evening by the River / Abend am Fluss” (1905, oil)
— “Flight to Egypt” (1911, oil)
— “Morning Fog / Morgennebel” (1911, oil)
— “The Allerhalter” (1912, oil)
— … as well as 13 more documented works.
WORK
Title: Market Scene Under Gothic Arch
Created: undated (productive period 1894–1944)
Material / Technique: Watercolor on paper
Unique work — original, not an edition
DIMENSIONS
Image size: 28 × 26.4 cm (Height × Width)
Weight: 65 g
SIGNATURE
Signed
Documented signature variants of the artist: “MAX FREY” · “MAX-FREY” · “MAX-FREY. 1916.” · “MAX FREY 1939” · “Max Frey”
CONDITION
Overall condition: good. Detailed assessment based on the photos; further condition details available on request.
The sheet shows a market scene with several figures under a monumental Gothic arch, with a cathedral façade in the background and tall windows. The proportions of the figures and tents are naturalistic; the composition uses the dark arch as a frame. The paper shows age-related foxing and light edge damage; colors are mostly pastel and glaze-applied. The signature 'MAX-FREY' lower left is typical for the artist Max Frey, Dresden/Leipzig, around 1900. The clothing of the depicted people (long skirts, headscarves, hats) and the market wagons point to a creation around the turn of the century. No provenance notes on the back, no gallery labels. The conservation is generally good, with minor edge defects and foxing slightly reducing value.
PROVENANCE
empty!
SHIPPING
Unmounted shipping — flat or rolled, carefully packaged.
SOURCES AND VERIFICATION
Listed in: Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs (Vol. 5, p. 707) · ISGV — Saxon Biography · Vollmer, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts · Wikipedia (German).
Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Frey_(Maler,_1874)
Gold standard entry in the KODEX database (14 independent evidence points).
DOCUMENTATION
Provenance evidence (collection reference, studio dissolution context, collection documentation) available on request — 15 €.
Details
Artist
Max Frey (1874-1944)
Sold with frame
No
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Marktszene unter gotischem Torbogen
Technique
Watercolour painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Condition
Good condition
Height
28 cm
Width
26.4 cm
Weight
65 g
Period
1910-1920
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