Waldstück auf Blau(Stämme)
Oil
19x25in
Price upon request
About Max Uhlig
Max Uhlig is a German artist and professor whose distinctive style lies between abstract and representational art. Uhlig primarily paints portraits and landscapes using his signature motif of dramatic, dense, and dark lines. He was born in Dresden, Germany in 1937 and studied fine arts under Hans Theo Richter and Max Schwimmer.
Starting out as a graphic artist, Uhlig studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts followed by the German Academy of Arts in Berlin as a masters student, developing his unique style. Line and form are his main tools that define his semi abstract portraits: frenzies of ink or paint that add dramatic rhythm to the human form. His former training as a calligrapher and his intensive studies of Asian ink painting can be seen throughout his unmistakable style. With dynamic brushstrokes, Uhlig intensely portrays his subject, sometimes spending months or even years deciding on the right medium. He experiments with different paper types and tools, from oil and india ink, to watercolor and etching. In 1968, Uhlig collaborated with Carlfriedrich Claus on his first lithographs and with other German artists on their prints.
In 2018, Uhlig donated his entire collection of paintings to the Cultural Foundation of the German state of Saxony. This collection includes 15,214 works of all genres and printing blocks dating back to the late 1950s up until the present. He also gifted the foundation his house and studio in Dresden to host international artist residencies.
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13 Artworks
Schmale Waldlandschaft
Oil
33x79in
Price upon request
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Max Uhlig: Retrospective / Albertinum - Dresden, Germany
Max Uhlig: Beyond the Surface / Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany
Max Uhlig: In Dialogue with Cranach / Museum Kunstpalast - Düsseldorf, Germany
Max Uhlig: Graphic Works / Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden - Dresden, Germany
Max Uhlig: Landscape and Memory / Museum Villa Rot - Burgrieden-Rot, Germany
Max Uhlig: Recent Works / Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden - Dresden, Germany
Max Uhlig: Paintings and Drawings / Albertina Museum - Vienna, Austria
Max Uhlig: Works on Paper / Galerie Bernd Bentler - Berlin, Germany
Max Uhlig: In the Light of Painting / Museum der Moderne Salzburg - Salzburg, Austria
Max Uhlig: Zeichnungen und Grafik / Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig - Leipzig, Germany
Max Uhlig: Paintings / Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden - Dresden, Germany
Max Uhlig: Works on Paper / Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz - Chemnitz, Germany
Max Uhlig: Retrospective / Kunsthalle Rostock - Rostock, Germany
Max Uhlig: Malerei und Zeichnungen / Galerie Oben - Chemnitz, Germany
Max Uhlig: Paintings and Drawings / Kunstakademie Dresden - Dresden, Germany
Städtische Galerie im Park Viersen, Viersen, Germany
Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Kunstsammlung Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg, Germany
Städtische Galerie Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Galerie Döbele, Dresden, Germany
Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg, Germany
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany
Kunstfonds, Dresden, Germany
Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden, Germany
Albertinum, Dresden, Germany
Birth of Max Uhlig in Dresden, Germany.
Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden.
First solo exhibition in Dresden, marking the beginning of his career.
Marries his wife, Barbara Uhlig.
Birth of his daughter, Antje Uhlig.
Moves to West Berlin, expanding his artistic horizons.
Receives the Edwin Scharff Prize for Fine Arts.
Moves back to Dresden, Germany.
Awarded the Lovis Corinth Prize.
Publication of the monograph "Max Uhlig: Paintings and Works on Paper."
Elected as a member of the Saxon Academy of Arts.
Major retrospective exhibition at the Albertinum Museum in Dresden.
Exhibition "Max Uhlig: Time, Space, Light" at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.
Celebrates his 80th birthday with a special exhibition in Dresden.
