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International Art Exhibition in Munich (1897)
Founded in 1868, the Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft (Munich Artists’ Association) was the largest professional society for artists in Bavaria. The group was decidedly more liberal and open-minded....
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The Berlin Secession (1900)
In the late nineteenth-century, progressive artists in various cities throughout German-speaking Europe began to withdraw – or secede – from official salons, traditional artists’ societies, and art....
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Title Page of the Weekly Periodical Jugend (1900)
Georg Hirth (1841-1916) launched the journal Jugend [Youth] in Munich in 1896 with the express goal of showcasing the newest trends in art and literature. Jugend was to be an....
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Fidus, Advertisement for Vegetarian Restaurant (c. 1900)
Germany industrialized rapidly during the latter half of the nineteenth century – between the 1870s....
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Fidus, Temple of the Earth (1901)
The German Lebensreform (life-reform) movement sought alternatives to the social and economic changes brought about by rapid industrialization and urbanization in Germany during the nineteenth....
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Poster for Ernst von Wolzogen’s "Buntes Theater" ("Überbrettl") (1901)
The Austrian-born editor and writer Ernst von Wolzogen (1855-1934) founded the first German cabaret in Berlin in 1901. Wolzogen modeled his new creation on French cabaret, but strove for a more rarified,....
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The "Buntes Theater" ("Überbrettl") on Köpenicker Street (1901)
The rapid success of his variety theater "Buntes Theater," initially housed in the Secession stage on Berlin’s famous Alexanderplatz, left Ernst von Wolzogen (1885-1934) with enough money to purchase....
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Poster Advertising a Performance by the Dancer Saharet at the Wintergarten (1902)
The Wintergarten was established in 1886 within Berlin’s Central Hotel, located at Friedrichstrasse train station. By the turn of the century, it was the most famous of Berlin’s 80-plus variety....
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Peter Behrens, Jugendstil Table Lamp (1902)
Jugendstil (known as Art Nouveau outside of Germany) was an artistic style that developed around the turn of the century. It took its name from the Munich-based journal Jugend....
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Paula Modersohn-Becker, Girl with a Wreath of Flowers (1902-03)
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) was one of the most important representatives of early German Expressionism. As a woman, she was barred from attending the official, state-run art academies. She....
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