Max Weyl (b. 1837 d. 1914) was born in Germany but emigrated to the United States as a young man. He was active in the small Jewish community in Washington DC. Initially he had started to paint as a hobby, and would hang his work in the window of the shop where he was a jeweler. He caught the eye of a wealthy patron, who eventually made it possible for Weyl to professionally study painting abroad in Europe. His art became popular in the DC area, belonging to the collections of the White House, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georgetown University, and the National Gallery of Art.

Sailboat signed M. Weyl in lower left, Girl on Path signed M. Weyl on lower right. 

Medium: oil on artist board

Size of support: 9” x 15” Outside frame dimension: 16 3/4” x 22 3/4”

Period of creation: c. 1880

Condition: This pair of paintings are in nearly perfect condition. Painted plein air, there is some debris between the linen and the artist’s board. Several small losses, but otherwise no in painting. The surface has been freshly cleaned, and a new varnish applied. The frames are original, and have some small losses, but are in remarkably excellent condition.

High Auction Result: Sloans and Kenyon, 3/20/2004, $10,500