Avant-garde. Max Liebermann and Impressionism in Germany

The painting that emerged in France in the 1860s is characterized by the use of vibrant, luminous colors as well as an energetic, sketch-like brushwork. With Max Liebermann (1847–1935) as its pioneer, this revolutionary new movement became the leading avant-garde in the German Empire from the 1870s onwards. The artists engaged with a variety of themes – from sun-drenched landscapes and atmospheric figure paintings to carefully arranged still lifes. The exhibition brings together over 100 paintings of German Impressionism – alongside Max Liebermann, it features numerous works by Lovis Corinth, Philipp Frank, Dora Hitz, Gotthardt Kuehl, Sabine Lepsius, Maria Slavona, Max Slevogt, Eva Stort, and Fritz von Uhde. Among the over 60 international lenders are the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the State Art Collections in Dresden, the Folkwang Museum in Essen, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Belvedere in Vienna. The exhibition is under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. It is a collaboration with the Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden. For more information: More information about the exhibition.