Max Beckmann (1884-1950) was born in Leipzig and studied at the Weimar Academy before he moved to Berlin in 1905, where he joined the “Berlin Sezession” in 1907 and met Liebermann, Corinth and Slevogt. During the Berlin period, he founded the…

Conrad Felixmüller (1897-1977) was born in Dresden, where he also studied. In 1915 he met Ludwig Meidner, with whom he shared a studio in Berlin, and in 1916 he and Lyonel Feininger exhibited in Herwarth Walden’s Gallery der Sturm. He served as a…

Year of production 1944 Publisher Leicester Museum Service Medium Leaflet Materials Paper, ink Credit Line Presented by Peter Romilly Dimensions height: 20 cm; width: 12.6 cm   Exhibition catalogue of 'Mid-European Art', February 5-27…

Original Title Die Träumenden Knaben Year of Production 1908 Artist Oskar Kokoschka Medium Book Materials String, board, linen, paper, ink Dimensions height: 24.3 cm; width: 29.7 cm; depth 0.5 cm Credit Line Purchased from Mrs Margaret…

Original Title Käthe Kollwitz Mutter und Kind Year of Production 1928 Artist Käthe Kollwitz and Louise Diel Medium Book Materials Paper, ink Dimensions height: 24.7; width: 19.5 cm Credit Line Purchased Copyright We have attempted to…

Albrecht Dürer was born in the Imperial free city of Nuremberg (Germany) on the 21st May 1471, to a family of Hungarian goldsmiths. Initially apprenticed to his father, Dürer spent most of his life in Nuremberg, but also made three significant…

Arnold Gerstl was born 17 October 1888 in Prague and died 14 February 1957 in Taplow, UK. He attended the Imperial and Royal Academy in Prague, then in Vienna, Paris and Spain. He was in charge of the Art Department at the film studios in…

Erich Heckel (1883-1970) was born in Dobeln, Germany. He and Schmidt-Rottluff studied architecture in Dresden but after founding the “Brücke” group, both left the University in 1905. In 1910, Heckel met the dancer Sidi Riha, who posed for some of…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany. He graduated with a diploma in engineering from the Royal College of Science and Technology in Munich in 1905, but was devoted to art, and after graduating, Kirchner and fellow…

Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) initially trained in painting but is primarily known for printmaking and was also a sculptor. Unlike many other female artists at that period, her father, who recognised her drawing talent and approved her aim to become a…