Free Secession
The Free Secession (German: Freie Secession) was an association of modern artists in Berlin organizing joint exhibitions 1914–1923.[1]
The Free Secession was formed after 42 members in late 1913 left the Berlin Secession, which thereby lost a majority of its members and nearly all of its most prominent artists.[2][3] Max Liebermann, a former co-founder and leader of the Berlin Secession was made honorary president of the Free Secession.
Notable members
- Ernst Barlach
- Max Beckmann
- Theo von Brockhusen
- Charles Crodel
- Georg Kolbe
- Käthe Kollwitz
- August Kraus
- Rudolf Levy
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck
- Max Liebermann
- Hans Purrmann
- Richard Scheibe
- Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
- Max Slevogt
- Wilhelm Trübner
- Henry van de Velde
- Heinrich Zille
- Augusta von Zitzewitz
References
- ^ Schubert, Dietrich. Anmerkungen zur ersten Ausstellung der Freien Secession in Berlin, April 1914. In: Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen (2010). Retrieved 14 January 2016. Archived January 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liebermann, Max. In: Deutsche Biographie. Bayerischer Staatsbibliothek. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Käthe Kollwitz Museum Köln: Berliner Impressionismus. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Kreissparkasse Köln. Retrieved 7 September 2015.