Max Liebermann

Max Liebermann (July 20 1847 in Berlin - February 8 1935) was a German painter. The son of a Jewish businessman from Berlin, Liebermann first studied law and philosophy, but later studied painting and drawing in Weimar in 1869, in Paris in 1872 and in Holand during 1876-77. Although residing and working for some time in Munich, he finally returned to Berlin in 1884 and worked there for the rest of his life.

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July 20 - 1847 - Berlin - February 8 - 1935 - German - 1884

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Liebermann painted scenes of the people in the country, his life and his work. Later on together with Lovis Corinth, and Max Slevogt he became an exponent of the German Impressionism. He used his personal, inherited wealth to assemble an impressive collection of French Impressionist works. He later chose scenes of the bourgeoisie as motifs of his paintings, as well as aspects of his garden near Lake Wannsee. In Berlin, he became a famous painter of portraits.

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Lovis Corinth - Max Slevogt - German Impressionism - Bourgeoisie - Wannsee

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From 1899 to 1911 he presided the Berliner Secession. From 1920 on he was president of the Prussian academy of arts. In 1932 he resigned after he was forbidden to paint because he was Jewish and the academy decided not to exhibit paintings of Jews any longer. Liebermann is known for his comment while he saw the Nazis marching through the Brandenburg Gate celebrating the takeover of Adolf Hitler: "One cannot eat as much as one would like to vomit."

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1899 - 1911 - Berliner Secession - 1920 - Prussian - 1932 - Brandenburg Gate - Adolf Hitler

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