Berlin Secession was an art movement established in Germany on May 2, 1898.
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14 Facts About Berlin Secession
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Upheavals that led to the formation of the Berlin Secession began in 1891 on the occasion of the Great International Art Exhibition in Berlin.
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All those involved in the Berlin Secession followed a constitution that defined terms of involvement in the group, and nothing could be changed without a three-fourths majority from the committee.
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Berlin Secession asked that the secession receive quality space, no less than 8 rooms worth, with an independent jury and committee.
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Berlin Secession had developed from the countermovement to the recognized size of the art business.
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From an artistic point of view, the Berlin Secession was very tolerant, even towards opposing positions: none of the representatives of the Berlin Secession, who were close to German impressionism, viewed Paul Baum's approach to pointillism in the style of French Post-Impressionism as negative.
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Around 40 artists left the Berlin Secession, including Slevogt and Liebermann and even Paul Cassirer.
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Berlin Secession was extremely successful after the incident at the Saint Louis International Exposition.
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However, that being said, the Berlin Secession capitalized well on the division between perspectives.
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The power in the Berlin Secession was the fact that it allowed multiple styles to exist in the same space- unlike the Academy, which demanded only one to be adhered to.
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Berlin Secession viewed change as a good thing, and it had been politically beneficial for him to allow it to develop.
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At the meeting of March 10, 1933, Pechstein spoke about the position of some members of the Berlin Secession, and emphasized that no policy should be carried into the Berlin Secession.
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Berlin Secession opened cultural, political, and class doors that paved the way for Germany to have, briefly, a spot in the artistic limelight before WWII.
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The Berlin Secession had leaders within the Jewish community, like Max Liebermann, who was the initial president.
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