Maximilian Reinitz

From 1898 to 1902, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich; initially with the genre painter, Johann Caspar Herterich, then with Johann's brother Ludwig von Herterich, Carl von Marr and the engraver, Peter Halm.

[2] Upon completing his studies, he traveled throughout the region; visiting Budapest, Dresden and Berlin.

[2] Although he was primarily a Cubist painter, he supported most of the modern trends in European art.

His showing at the Frühlings-Ausstellung (Spring Exhibition) of 1922 aroused such a torrent of negative reviews from conservative critics that he withdrew from the art community.

[2] He was apparently riddled with self-doubt and suffered periods of severe depression.