Lovis Corinth. Then Came Berlin!

In 1900, Lovis Corinth moved to Berlin, exchanging the tranquility of Bavaria for the boldness of an electric capital. This move marked the birth of a flamboyant style, where painting broke free from conventions. At the Berlinische Galerie, his works vibrate with almost impatient spontaneity: intimate portraits, landscapes of Walchensee, and theater sets testify to a powerful gesture, a precursor to Lucian Freud or Georg Baselitz. The exhibition also sheds light on his role as a teacher within his school for women, alongside his muse and wife Charlotte Berend. Between raw power and scholarly mastery, one observes how the metropolis freed the artist’s hand, making him a pillar of German modernity. An essential encounter to grasp the creative energy of a pivotal era, open from Wednesday to Monday.