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Maximilian Verhas
born 1960, Essen
Maximilian Verhas is an eminent German sculptor. He graduated from high school in Düsseldorf in 1981 and completed various internships (including costume design in Cologne and graphic design in The Hague) before embarking on a course of studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. He studied painting and graphic art under Clemens Fischer and Georg Karl Pfahler, and figurative sculpture under Christian Höpfner. In 1985 Verhas took a job as a metal construction designer, and in 1986 he began studying at the College of Fine Arts in Berlin. In 1987 he began developing steel compositions and made a study visit to the College of Art in Canterbury. A further study visit followed in 1989, this time in New York City. In 1990 he graduated as a masterclass student of David Evison, under whom he studied abstract steel sculpture. Maximilian Verhas lives and works in Berlin.
Maximilian Verhas became famous for his “Rolling Bodies”, which he has been creating since the 1990s. A special distribution of mass allows them to be set in motion with only a gentle push. His abstract metal sculptures are also well known for their extraordinary shapes and the intriguing play of light on their smooth surfaces.
As well as exhibiting his work in numerous solo and group shows in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and India, Maximilian Verhas has seen his sculptures acquired by private and public collections in Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Turkey, Latin America and the USA, among others.
As well as exhibiting his work in numerous solo and group shows in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and India, Maximilian Verhas has seen his sculptures acquired by private and public collections in Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Turkey, Latin America and the USA, among others.
Double Adapt
Combined Steps and Stairs
Open Calyx
Bronze, 6/25 Expl.
signed, WVZ 65
10 x 12 x 12 cm
signed, WVZ 65
10 x 12 x 12 cm
Bronze poliert, Expl. 3/10
signed, WVZ 254
30 x 20 x 15 cm
signed, WVZ 254
30 x 20 x 15 cm
Bronze, 1/25 Expl.
signed, WVZ 282, 2019
17 x 7 x 9 cm
signed, WVZ 282, 2019
17 x 7 x 9 cm
Horsetandem
Zyklopian Open House
Big Rolling Spiral
Bronze polished, 6/25 Expl.
signed, WVZ 112
21 x 26 x 21 cm
signed, WVZ 112
21 x 26 x 21 cm
matted bronze, 25 Expl.
signed, 2023, WVZ-Nr. 330
10 x 10 x 10 cm
signed, 2023, WVZ-Nr. 330
10 x 10 x 10 cm
matted bronze, Expl. 2/5
signed, 2020, WVZ 312
100 x 83 x 83 cm
signed, 2020, WVZ 312
100 x 83 x 83 cm
Insider
Small Waver Nr. 3
Correspondence
matted bronze, Expl. 1/10
WVZ 206
height: 28 cm
WVZ 206
height: 28 cm
matted bronze, Expl. 6/25
signed, Berlin 2007, WVZ 193
14 x 12 x 13 cm
signed, Berlin 2007, WVZ 193
14 x 12 x 13 cm
matted bronze, Expl. 1/10
signed, Berlin 2009, WVZ 204
28 x 20 x 20 cm
signed, Berlin 2009, WVZ 204
28 x 20 x 20 cm
Twister
Small Open Twister
Ikarion
Bronze polished, Expl. 12/25
signed, Berlin 2005, WVZ 108
13 x 13 x 19 cm
signed, Berlin 2005, WVZ 108
13 x 13 x 19 cm
matted bronze, 10 Expl.
signed, 2020, WVZ-Nr. 309
29 x 18 x 18 cm
signed, 2020, WVZ-Nr. 309
29 x 18 x 18 cm
Bronze, Expl. 1/25
signed, WVZ 288, 2019
14 x 16 x 16 cm
signed, WVZ 288, 2019
14 x 16 x 16 cm
Rolling Spiral
Smaller Ring of Kerry
Diagonal Open Cube
Bronze, 25/25 Expl.
signed, WVZ 264
23 x 19 x 17 cm
signed, WVZ 264
23 x 19 x 17 cm
Nickel silver, 7/25 Expl.
signed, WVZ 222
2010
signed, WVZ 222
2010
Bronze, Expl. 2/25
signed, WVZ 271, 2020
14 x 17 x 15 cm
signed, WVZ 271, 2020
14 x 17 x 15 cm
Small Waver Nr. 3
matted bronze, Expl. 6/25
signed, Berlin 2007, WVZ 193
14 x 12 x 13 cm
signed, Berlin 2007, WVZ 193
14 x 12 x 13 cm
