Curator tour: Lovis Corinth. Then came Berlin!

With Janina Nentwig, research assistant, Fine Arts Collection

Lovis Corinth's significance for modernity can hardly be overestimated. Even during his lifetime, the virtuoso painter (1858—1925) was one of the most famous and influential figures on the Berlin art scene. Born and raised in Tapiau in East Prussia, he moved from Munich to Berlin in 1900. At this point in time, the imperial capital was already significantly more progressive and lively than the Bavarian residential city. “It only started in Berlin,” Corinth is said to have commented on his success story on the Spree.

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