BORN: December 29, 1891 Reulingen, Germany

DIED: February 16, 1987 Edwardsville, IL

MARRIED: July 17, 1915 Lydia Reichert of Germany

TRAINING

ca.1910 School of Advanced Drawing, Reutlingen, Germany

ca.1911 Debschitz Academie, Munichii

1911-1914 Munich Royal Academy

ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT

1914-1916 Field and portrait artist, German army

1923-1987 Max Autenrieb Art Studio, frscoed more than 400 churches and 1000 murals

TEACHING

Privately, Edwardsville, Illinois

RESIDENCES

1891-1923 Germany

1923- Edwardsvilleiii

TRAVEL

MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICES

HONORS

SELECTED JURIES SERVED

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

ONE, TWO OR THREE MAN EXHIBITIONS

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

INTERESTING NOTES

He was a talented musician and composer.

iFor interesting accounts of his career see “Prof. Max: International artist extraordinaire.” and Rebecca Fines, “Church Decorator of the Midwest,” Illinois History, Vol. 28, No. 7, April 1975, pp.157-158.

iiobit., “Max F. Autenrieb, 95; Was Liturgical Painter,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/18/1987.

iiiHe came to Edwardsville at the request of Father Ernest J. Eckhard to paint murals for St. Boniface Church.