About Max Brückner
Lived 1836 – 1919 (aged 83). Max Brückner was a German painter, stage painter, theatre designer and landscape painter.
Heinrich Maximilian Brückner (14 March 1836 – 2 May 1919) was a German artist and set designer.
He was born in Coburg in 1836, the son of Heinrich Brückner (1805–1892), who was the theatre painter at the Hoftheater (Court Theatre) in Coburg.
In 1870, with his younger brother Gotthold Brückner (1844–1892), he founded the Brückner Brothers Studio for Scenic Stage Design, in Coburg. They created stage sets at theatres across Germany for 40 years, most significantly at Richard Wagner's Bayreuth Festival, including the original 1876 production of Der Ring des Nibelungen.
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Who was Max Brückner?
German painter (1836-1919)
When was Max Brückner born?
Max Brückner was born on 14 March 1836 in Coburg.
When did Max Brückner die?
Max Brückner died on 2 May 1919 in Coburg.
What was Max Brückner's occupation?
Max Brückner was a painter, stage painter, theatre designer and landscape painter.
What nationality was Max Brückner?
Max Brückner was German.
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· DBpedia: Max Brückner (artist)
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