Corneille Max (Munich 1875–1924)
Portrait of the Dancer Dora Gedon in Flamenco Attire,
with a Mantón de Manila thrown over her shoulder
before 1925 (probably circa 1905)
oil on canvas
115 x 97 cm
signed "C. Max"
The Daulton Collection
Corneille Max was the eldest son of artist Gabriel von Max. Corneille studied under Gabriel von Hackl and Anton Ažbe and became known as a portrait and landscape painter as well as an etcher. He was a member of the German Association of Artists [Deutschen Künstlerbund]. His brother, Colombo Max (1877-1970), was also an artist.
In 1905, Corneille Max married Wilhelmine Gedon (1877–1943), known as "Stora" or "Storchl," daughter of the noted Munich architect and artist Lorenz Gedon (1844-1883). The dancer Dora Gedon (1883–1972), the subject of the present painting, was Corneille's sister-in-law. During the First World War, Corneille suffered a poison gas injury, from the sequelae of which he died in 1924 at the age of 48.
