GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM FEATURED PRINT PUBLISHERS
Featured Print Publishers
Aside from the artists, the individuals who had the greatest impact on the development of Expressionism were the enterprising publishers who commissioned those artists to make prints. Many were art dealers or book publishers who established special imprints for print publishing. By disseminating printed art, they promoted their artists and the movement more widely. While there were a few pioneering print publishers, such as Paul Cassirer and J. B. Neumann, who were active before World War I, the real explosion in Expressionist print publishing began after the end of the war in 1918. Inflation during the postwar period created a booming art market in which prints, as a more affordable art form, were particularly in demand. But after the German government stabilized the currency in late 1923, the market for prints collapsed, and the Expressionist print boom came to a swift end.
View all print publishers in the German Expressionism collection »Akademischer Verband für Literatur und Musik, Vienna
"Academic Association for Literature and Music." Interdisciplinary association of students… More »
Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf
Alfred Flechtheim opened his gallery in 1913, with sponsorship from Paul Cassirer. Became known as the leading … More »
Altershilfe des Deutschen Volkes, Berlin
"Aid for the Aged of the German People." Social-aid organization for the elderly founded… More »
Anti-Bolschewistische Liga, Berlin
"Anti-Bolshevist League." Anti-communist, right-wing group backed by wealthy industrialists… More »
Dresdner Verlag, Dresden
Short-lived, politically progressive publishing house established in 1917. Emerged from the pacifist… More »
Emil Richter, Dresden
Gallery established in 1848 by Emil Richter; subsequently owned by Hermann Holst and… More »
Euphorion, Berlin
Publishing house founded in 1920 by young bibliophile Abraham Horodisch and book dealer… More »
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
Frankfurt art association established in 1829. One of many Kunstvereine founded in the early… More »
Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin
Gallery established in 1880 by Fritz Gurlitt. Promoted contemporary German artists… More »
Gustav Kiepenheuer, Weimar
Gallery established in 1880 by Fritz Gurlitt. Promoted contemporary German artists… More »
Hyperion Verlag, Munich
Publishing house for literature and art, established by literary editor and art patron… More »
Internationale Arbeiterhilfe, Berlin
"International Workers' Aid." Humanitarian aid organization established in 1921 by the… More »
Internationale Kunstschau, Vienna
Art exhibition organized by a committee, headed by Gustav Klimt, that advocated… More »
J.B. Neumann, Berlin
Gallery, bookstore, and imprint, known as the Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann… More »
Karl Lang, Munich
Literary publishing house established in 1915 by Albert Karl Lang. Little is known about… More »
Karl Nierendorf, Cologne
Instrumental dealer and promoter of German Expressionist and especially post-Expressionist… More »
Klinkhardt & Biermann, Leipzig
Publishing house founded in 1907 by Werner Klinkhardt of the renowned Leipzig publishing… More »
Künstlergruppe Brücke
Artists' group established in 1905 by four young architecture students, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel… More »
Kurt Wolff, Munich
Book publishing house founded by literary historian Kurt Wolff in 1913. Highly significant… More »
Malik-Verlag, Berlin
Leftist publishing house founded in 1917 by intellectual Wieland Herzfelde; known for its… More »
Marées-Gesellschaft, Verlag R. Piper & Co., Munich
Bibliophile and art society founded in 1917 as a collaboration between influential art historian… More »
Moderne Galerie Heinrich Thannhauser, Munich
Gallery established in 1909 by Heinrich Thannhauser at the Arco-Palais, Munich; dedicated to… More »
Müller & Co., Potsdam
Print and illustrated book publisher, established in 1919 by Irmgard Kiepenheuer and Hans Müller… More »
Paul Cassirer, Berlin
Publishing house established in 1908 by influential dealer Paul Cassirer, who became… More »
Propyläen-Verlag, Berlin
Established in 1919 as a luxury imprint of publisher Ullstein, Berlin, headed by Emil Herz… More »
R. Piper & Co., Munich
Major book publishing house founded by Reinhard Piper and Georg Müller in 1904. Was primarily a… More »
Rikola, Verlag Neuer Graphik, Vienna
Short-lived print-publishing venture, established in 1921, when Rikola, a large, newly founded commercial publishing group headed by Austrian… More »
Sonderbund Westdeutscher Künstlerfreunde und Künstler
"Special League of West-German Art Lovers and Artists." Progressive, internationally minded exhibition… More »
Verlag Der Sturm, Berlin
Publishing imprint founded in 1910 by musician, composer, writer, and editor Herwarth Walden Walden (pseudonym for Georg Levin) to publish the periodical Der Sturm, an inexpensive, mass-produced… More »
Verlag des graphischen Werkes von Käthe Kollwitz (Alexander von der Becke), Berlin
"Publisher of Käthe Kollwitz's Printed Work." Publishing imprint founded in 1931 by art dealer… More »
Werbedienst der deutschen Republik, Berlin
"Publicity office of the German Republic." Established by the provisional German government during… More »
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