The Christian Martyr, 1867, by Gabriel von Max, one of the most important paintings of nineteenth century German art and a highlight of the Frye Art Museum’s Founding Collection, will be showcased in a major retrospective on Gabriel von Max at the renowned Lenbachhaus Museum in Munich this Fall.

Gabriel Max was educated in Prague, Vienna and Munich, and after the success of The Christian Martyr became one of the most influential artists in both Czech and Munich art circles.

The exhibition, titled Gabriel von Max: Artist, Darwinist, Spiritist, will open on October 23, 2010. It will also include two other works from the Frye Founding Collection: The Botanist and Soap Bubbles. Favorites of Frye visitors and known internationally for their significance, these three works will be on display in Munich until January 30, 2011. For more information on Gabriel von Max and the Munich exhibition, visit the Lenbachhaus website.

A major exhibition of works by Gabriel von Max including important loans from Europe will be on view at the Frye Art Museum in 2011.

Gabriel von Max. The Christian Martyr, 1867. Oil on paper affixed to canvas. 48 x 36 3/4 in. Charles and Emma Frye Collection.