Cassirer and the Breakthrough of Impressionism

All the leading figures of French Impressionism found their way to the gallery of Paul Cassirer. This richly illustrated volume traces the footsteps of the art dealer from Berlin whose engagement in cultural circles and work as a gallerist contributed decisively to Impressionisms eventual acceptance and appreciation in Germany. Degas, Cézanne, Manet, Monet and van Gogh that these great names are found in so many German collections today is due in particular to Paul Cassirer.
The Berlin art dealer was also committed to German Impressionism, supporting Berlin Secession painters such as Liebermann, Corinth, and Slevogt and championing avant-garde artists including Munch, Barlach, Kirchner, and Modersohn-Becker. This volume presents outstanding works of Impressionism and classical modernism that found their way into German museums and collections thanks to Cassirers influence.Artists: Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, August Gaul, Vincent van Gogh, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Georg Kolbe, Max Liebermann, Édouard Manet, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Claude Monet, Gabriele Münter, Auguste Renoir, Max Slevogt

Anette Hüsch leitete von 2010 bis 2025 die Kunsthalle zu Kiel und ist seit März 2025 Direktorin der Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Anette Hüsch was director of the Kunsthalle zu Kiel from 2010 to 2025 and has been director of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin since March 2025.
Josephine Klinger (geb. Hein) arbeitet seit 2022 als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Alten Nationalgalerie und promoviert zu Paul Cassirer an der TU Berlin.
Josephine Klinger has been a research associate at the Alte Nationalgalerie since 2022 and is completing her doctorate on Paul Cassirer at the Technical University in Berlin.
Franziska Lietzmann arbeitet seit 2015 in verschiedenen Ausstellungsprojekten für die Nationalgalerie und forscht zu deren Geschichte.