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8 unusual facts about Bruno Cassirer


August Gaul

On close terms with art dealers like Bruno and Paul Cassirer, he became a leading figure in the Berlin art scene before World War I.

Berlin Secession

Max Liebermann was the Berlin Secession's first president, and he proposed to the Secession that Paul Cassirer and his cousin Bruno act as business managers.

Bruno Cassirer

In 1903 Christian Morgenstern joined as literary editor and the journal "Das Theater" was founded under his direction.

On 2 May 1898 the artists' association Berlin Secession was established with Paul and Bruno as secretaries.

In 1898, together with his cousin Paul Cassirer, he opened a gallery and bookshop at 35 Viktoriastraße near Kemperplatz, Berlin.

Cassirer

Bruno Cassirer (1872–1941), German publisher and gallery owner in Berlin

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Johanna initially worked closely with German art dealers and publishers Paul Cassirer and his cousin Bruno to organize exhibitions of Van Gogh's paintings in Berlin and in 1914 to publish the first volume of the Letters to Theo.

Paul Cassirer

Cassirer moved to Berlin, and he and his cousin Bruno, while still in their mid 20's, opened their gallery on the ground floor of Paul's house in the up-market Viktoriastrasse.



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