Max Weiler (artist)

For the Swiss footballer, see Max Weiler.

Max Weiler (born 27 August 1910 in Absam, Austria; died 29 January 2001 in Vienna) was an Austrian painter. ^[1]

A substantial account of Weiler’s life and art has been prepared by Univ-Prof. Dr. Gottfried Boehm, Univ-Prof. Dr. Wieland Schmied, and Univ-Prof. Dr. Thomas Zaunschirm. ^[2]

Honours and awards

• Represents Austria at the XXX Venice Biennale (1960)
• Grand Austrian State Prize for Fine Arts (1960)
• Medal of Tyrol (1970)
• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1979)
• Ring of Honour of Hall in Tirol (1987)
• Tyrolean State Prize for Art (1987)
• Honorary Medal of the Austrian capital Vienna in Gold (1987)
• Grand Silver Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (1995)
• Honorary citizen of Vienna (2000)
• Grand Gold Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000) ^[3]

References

1. https://www.tyrol.tl/en/highlights/tradition-and-culture/max-weiler/ (accessed 28/07/2025).
2. https://maxweiler.at/ (accessed 28/07/2025); see also ‘Max Weiler – A Perception' by Bernhard Gaul (https://thepaintingimperative.wordpress.com/archive/issue-3/max-weiler/ (accessed 28/07/2025).
3. "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1371. Retrieved 24 November 2012.