Max Peiffer Watenphul

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Max PEIFFER WATENPHUL was born in Wefer­lin­gen / Sax­ony-Anhalt in 1896. 1914 to 1918 stud­ied med­i­cine, then jurispru­dence. He is doing his doc­tor­ate in Würzburg on canon law. From 1919 to 1921 at the Bauhaus in Weimar (pre­lim­i­nary course from Johannes Itten). Friend­ship with Schwit­ters, Schlem­mer, Ger­hard Mar­cks and Else Lasker-Schüler. From 1922 first trips to Salzburg, Vien­na and Italy. 1927 to 1931 teach­ing at the Folk­wang School in Essen. From 1933 main­ly in Italy. 1941 to 1943 teach­ing activ­i­ty at the tex­tile school in Krefeld. 1943 to 1944 teach­ing at the arts and crafts school in Salzburg. 1946 escape to Venice. 1958 moved to Rome. 1965 appoint­ed mem­ber of the Bavar­i­an Acad­e­my of Sci­ence and the Arts. In 1976 Max Peif­fer Waten­phul died in Rome. 1950 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1963 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

Max PEIFFER WATENPHUL was born in Wefer­lin­gen / Sax­ony-Anhalt in 1896. 1914 to 1918 stud­ied med­i­cine, then jurispru­dence. He is doing his doc­tor­ate in Würzburg on canon law. From 1919 to 1921 at the Bauhaus in Weimar (pre­lim­i­nary course from Johannes Itten). Friend­ship with Schwit­ters, Schlem­mer, Ger­hard Mar­cks and Else Lasker-Schüler. From 1922 first trips to Salzburg, Vien­na and Italy. 1927 to 1931 teach­ing at the Folk­wang School in Essen. From 1933 main­ly in Italy. 1941 to 1943 teach­ing activ­i­ty at the tex­tile school in Krefeld. 1943 to 1944 teach­ing at the arts and crafts school in Salzburg. 1946 escape to Venice. 1958 moved to Rome. 1965 appoint­ed mem­ber of the Bavar­i­an Acad­e­my of Sci­ence and the Arts. In 1976 Max Peif­fer Waten­phul died in Rome. 1950 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1963 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

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