KunstBewusst-Vortrag: Ein kosmopolitisches kaiserliches Berlin? Das Kunstsammlerpaar Bernstein - mit Viktoria Bernadette Krieger

In the organizer's words:

What is it all about?

Felicie (1849-1908) and Carl Bernstein (1842-1894) provided the first impetus for the establishment of French Impressionism in Berlin. In the summer of 1882, the Jewish collector couple brought an outstanding group of Impressionist paintings from Paris to imperial Berlin. In their salon in Berlin's Tiergarten district, they brought together important protagonists from the art, culture and science of the time. Views from all over the world came together, the latest art trends were debated and cultural cosmopolitanism was practiced. Their valuable collection was finally broken up in 1908. Today it is scattered all over the world - only a few traces remain of the work of this art-loving and cosmopolitan collector couple.

Who is our guest?

Viktoria Bernadette Krieger is the exhibition and collection manager at the Liebermann Villa on Wannsee. She has since realized numerous exhibitions and publications, including on the art collector couple Felicie and Carl Bernstein, the painter Dora Hitz and the art dealer Grete Ring. Viktoria Krieger studied art history in Vienna, Berlin and Florence. As part of her doctoral thesis, she is investigating the reception of Max Liebermann in changing political systems, from 1935 to 1989.

Price information:

Admission: Free of charge for members of freunde. Guests pay €4, students €2.