Max Weber American, 1881-1961

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Chinese Planter with Green Leaves is a testament to Weber's unwavering commitment to still life painting and evidences his discerning eye for objects of significance in his environment. The painterly detail bestowed on these objects and the deliberate spacing around them form a portrait of the three depicted items. Between 1905 and 1908, Max Weber lived and worked in Paris, where leading figures of the avant-garde were developing new modes of visual expression. In 1907, Weber actively participated in the 5th Salon d'Automne, notable for its retrospective exhibition honoring the late French Post-Impressionist master Paul Cézanne. The intentional discontinuity in the line of the floor across the composition and the dual profile and aerial perspectives of the pitcher resonates with the style of Cézanne's work.