(Berlin 1947–1935 Berlin)
Max Liebermann received private drawing lessons as a child, but initially studied chemistry before attending art school in Weimar from 1869 to 1872. In Paris, he was inspired by landscape painters and representatives of realism. In Holland, he learned plein air painting. Liebermann shaped German Impressionism and was a co-founder of the Berlin Secession. As president of the Academy of Arts in Berlin, he championed its renewal. During the Nazi era, he and his family suffered severe reprisals.