Original Oil Painting MAX STRECKENBACH POPPIES IN BLOOM. This is a once in a lifetime chance to aquire the most important work of. This is the original Oil “Poppies in Bloom” by Max Streckenbach that. Is perhaps the most famous still life painting of the 20th century. An endless number of prints were produced in the early 1900’s. One can find prints of this painting on early 1900’s jewelry boxes, card tables, calendars, ect. This is truly an iconic work of the early 1900’s. The painting measures; 29 1/2″ by 22 3/4″. The Frame measures; 37 1/4″ by 30 1/4″. This work has never been touched, cleaned or restored in any fashion. You can see the small tear in the pictures. Don’t let it get away. He studied medicine in Munich, Berlin, Rostock, Kiel and Bern, Switzerland before returning to his home town of Eckernförde. At the age of 37, in 1900, he appears in his home town records as a flower painter. His paintings focused on poppies, roses, tulips, and poinsettias. Some paintings of fruit and an occasional landscape are recorded. It is not known where he studied or if he learned while abroad from other artist or attended schools popular at the time like Munich but, based on his landscapes, it is more likely that he might have learned in Bern, Switzerland. He was a popular artist within his own time in his native country of Germany and even produced a series of lithographic prints from his work. According to the Eckernförde Museum in Germany, which set up an archive of his work and held a retrospective of his work in 2006. Please write if you have any questions. And thanks for looking. Thanks for your interest. Create listings that get noticed! With Auctiva’s 1,800+ Templates. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Original Oil Painting MAX STRECKENBACH POPPIES IN BLOOM” is in sale since Saturday, October 29, 2016. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “benne317″ and is located in Franklin, Tennessee. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Signed?: Signed
- Medium: Oil
- Subject: Floral & Gardens
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Artist: MAX STRECKENBACH
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Framed/Unframed: Framed