Artist Auction Records

Max Band

Max Band (1900 - 1974) was active/lived in California / Lithuania, Germany.  Max Band is known for Modernist still life, village scene, portrait and landscape painting.

Note: Max Band was born in Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lithuania in 1900. This small village offered very little artistic guidance, however the young Band was determined to create. His first oil painting was made with homemade brushes he created from sticks.Band made his way to Berlin to study art where his talents were first recognised by the public. One of his first drawings was selected by his teacher and entered into an open exhibition. Upon seeing the work, a wealthy collector tracked down Band to purchase the drawing. Never considering or putting much care into the financial value his artwork should garner Band could not name a price. Upon being pressed for a figure, Band responded that he valued time over money, so a figure was agreed upon based on two months’ worth of food.The French critic Paul Fierens described the early period of Band’s career stating, “The refinement of his color, this what he owes to France, that that he has taken something of C   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3717 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 157 auction lots for Max Band (of which 100 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

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Sales Stats

.   157 auction records.