Untitled [farmhouse]

Artist/Maker and role
Max Watters (Australian, b.1936, d.2020): Artist
 Production date
1966
 About this object
Max Watters was born in Muswellbrook, where he lived for most of his life until his death (on 1 February 2020). He painted the landscapes of the Upper Hunter for more than 50 years, recording the heritage of landscapes, houses and homesteads in his unique style.
He had many exhibitions of his work and his work has been collected by galleries around Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
He lived a humble life, surrounded by art including a large collection of artworks that he acquired over many years, and always thought of others. He was generous with his time, teaching painting to many people, and also generous with his personal collection, which he donated to the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre in 2004.

Artist Christopher Capper very much admired Max Watters' work and after he corresponded with Watters, Watters gifted two of his drawings to Capper. This farmhouse drawing is one of those drawings which Christopher Capper has now donated to MRAG in memory of Max Watters.
Out of tribute to Watters' talent Capper created three paintings inspired by Watters' original farmhouse drawing. These paintings have also been donated to MRAG by Christopher Capper. (Accession numbers 2022.076, 2022.077, 2022.078).
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Object detail

Artist/Maker and role
Max Watters (Australian, b.1936, d.2020): Artist
Collection type
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Media
Pencil and crayon on paper
Measurements
25.5 x 35.5cm (sight), 41.3 x 50.6cm (frame)
Signature & date
Signed in black pen l.l.corner and dated in blue pen l.r.corner
Credit line
Donated by Christopher Capper in memory of Max Watters, 2022
Artist/Maker
Accession number
2022.075

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