Max Rupert Angus AM, FRSA (30 October 1914 – 21 February 2017) was an Australian painter, best known for his watercolour paintings of Tasmanian landscapes.
In 1931, he studied art at Hobart Technical College and worked as a sign writer.
[1] He later moved to Melbourne to start a commercial art studio with his brother, Don.
In 1942, Angus enlisted in the army during World War II, working as the head of the map drafting room in the intelligence department.
Discharged in 1945, he returned to Hobart where he worked in several artistic media and endeavours, but ended up concentrating on watercolour paintings of the Tasmanian landscape.