Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): MAX WEBER '52
the artist, Great Neck, N.Y. (1952–d. 1961; his estate, from 1961; on consignment, 1961–67, to the Downtown Gallery, New York); his daughter, Joy S. Weber, Great Neck, N.Y. (by 1982–85; her gift to MMA)
New York. American Academy of Arts and Letters. "Max Weber 1881–1961, Memorial Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture," January 19–February 18, 1962, no. 18 (lent by the Estate of Max Weber).
Boston University Art Gallery. "Max Weber 1881–1961, Memorial Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture," March 10–31, 1962, no. 18.
New York. Forum Gallery. March 1–31, 1963, no catalogue.
Little Neck, N.Y. Samuel Field–North Hills, Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association. "Exhibition of Paintings by Max Weber," October 10–14, 1963, brochure no. 24.
New York. Downtown Gallery. "Group Show with Abraham Rattner," February 28–March 26, 1966, no catalogue.
Washington, D.C. National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. "American Landscape: A Changing Frontier," April 28–June 19, 1966, unnumbered cat. (p. 10, lent by The Downtown Gallery).
Jewish Museum, New York. "Max Weber: American Modern," October 5, 1982–January 16, 1983, no. 84 (lent by Joy S. Weber).
West Palm Beach. Norton Gallery and School of Art. "Max Weber: American Modern," February 18–April 10, 1983, no. 84.
San Antonio. McNay Art Institute. "Max Weber: American Modern," May 22–July 31, 1983, no. 84.
Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. "Max Weber: American Modern," August 27–November 5, 1983, no. 84.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "14 Americans," July 16, 1990–January 2, 1991, no catalogue.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 14–June 9, 1991, no. 6.
Miami. Center for the Fine Arts. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 29–August 24, 1991, no. 6.
Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 14–November 10, 1991, no. 6.
Tampa Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," December 14, 1991–February 8, 1992, no. 6.
Greenville, S. C. Greenville County Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 17–May 10, 1992, no. 6.
Madison, Wisc. Madison Art Center. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 6–August 2, 1992, no. 6.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 11–November 8, 1992, no. 6.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Max Weber from the Collection," March 9–June 13, 1999, no catalogue.
Albany. New York State Museum. "20th Century American Landscapes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 31–October 14, 2001, not in brochure.
Andrew Hudson. "Landscapes Show Art Out of Context." Washington Post (May 1, 1966), p. G7, reviews Exh. Washington 1966.
Percy North. Max Weber: American Modern. Exh. cat., Jewish Museum. New York, 1982, pp. 53, 80, no. 84, ill. p. 89 (color), notes that this work is part of a series painted after a visit to California in 1952 and displays an "enduring strength of nature, a reaffirmation of faith after the devastation of depression and war".
Lisa M. Messinger in "Twentieth Century Art." Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1985–1986. New York, 1986, p. 60, ill.
Lisa M. Messinger inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, pp. 32–33, no. 6, ill. (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, p. 18.
Robert Rosenblum inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, pp. 10–11.
Eliot Nusbaum. "Joslyn Hosts a Vivid Landscape Show." Des Moines Sunday Register (September 22, 1991), p. 7F.
Mary Ann Marger. "An Artistic Tribute to America." Tampa Bay Times (January 17, 1992), p. 32.
R. Scott Harnsberger. Four Artists of the Stieglitz Circle: A Sourcebook on Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, and Max Weber. Westport, Conn., 2002, p. 226.
Max Weber (American (born former Russian Empire, now Poland), Bialystok 1881–1961 Great Neck, New York)
1947
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