Max Burgmeier
Born in 1881.
Died in 1947.
From 1900 to 1902 he trained at the Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich, where he studied under Maximilian Dasio, Theo Schmuz‑Baudiß and Bruno Paul. He continued his studies in Paris with Eugène Grasset from the winter of 1902 until April 1903. After returning to Munich, he attended Heinrich Knirr’s private painting school in 1906–1907.
In 1908 he was awarded an Eidgenössisches Kunststipendium (Federal Art Grant).
His work also included projects for architecture: the sources mention several murals in Aarau. In 1933, together with Guido Fischer and Eugen Maurer, he created the so-called “Bachfischet” façade for the Gasthof Salmen in Aarau.
At an institutional level, he presided over the Aargau section of the GSAMBA from 1913 to 1943. The notices also indicate his participation in various group and solo exhibitions at several Swiss Kunsthäuser, without the precise venues being systematically specified in the sources consulted.
In terms of his family background, he was the third child of Josef Burgmeier, a singer, and Elise, née Kieser.
