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Walter Leistikow BIOGRAPHY
1865 Bromberg, Germany - 1908 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Land-and seascape paintings, Berlin Impressionism.
A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of... Read full biography
A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of modern art in Germany. Having been sacked from the conservative Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in... Read full biography
A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of modern art in Germany. Having been sacked from the conservative Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin for 'lack of talent', and having his and his friend Edvard Munchs' paintings refused for exhibition at their annual Salon, Leistikow set out to create his own exhibition and commercial space for... Read full biography
A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of modern art in Germany. Having been sacked from the conservative Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin for 'lack of talent', and having his and his friend Edvard Munchs' paintings refused for exhibition at their annual Salon, Leistikow set out to create his own exhibition and commercial space for showcasing contemporary art, with great success. He became a leading artist and champion of the Berlin Secession despite incurring the wrath of emperor Wilhelm II, who scoffed: 'He ruined the whole Grunewald for me!' Throughout his career, Leistikow... Read full biography
A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of modern art in Germany. Having been sacked from the conservative Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin for 'lack of talent', and having his and his friend Edvard Munchs' paintings refused for exhibition at their annual Salon, Leistikow set out to create his own exhibition and commercial space for showcasing contemporary art, with great success. He became a leading artist and champion of the Berlin Secession despite incurring the wrath of emperor Wilhelm II, who scoffed: 'He ruined the whole Grunewald for me!' Throughout his career, Leistikow focused on landscape painting, his main subjects being his native countryside, the lakes and forests of the Grunewald and... Read full biography
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A founding member with Max Liebermann of the oppositional artists Group The XI in 1892, and of the Berlin Secession in 1898, Walter Leistikow was one of the principal trailblazers and forerunners of modern art in Germany. Having been sacked from the conservative Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin for 'lack of talent', and having his and his friend Edvard Munchs' paintings refused for exhibition at their annual Salon, Leistikow set out to create his own exhibition and commercial space for showcasing contemporary art, with great success.
He became a leading artist and champion of the Berlin Secession despite incurring the wrath of emperor Wilhelm II, who scoffed: 'He ruined the whole Grunewald for me!' Throu...But wait, there's more...
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