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In 2026, the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) will honor Paul Cassirer (1871–1926), one of the most important art dealers of his time. The occasion is both the 100th anniversary of Cassirer’s death and the 150th anniversary of the Alte Nationalgalerie building on Museum Island in Berlin. The National Gallery’s collection is intricately linked to Cassirer’s work. The exhibition, featuring over 120 works of Impressionism and Classical Modernism, will showcase Paul Cassirer’s remarkable commitment to art.
With his exceptionally prolific and continuous exhibition activity, the Berlin-based gallery owner Paul Cassirer significantly promoted the dissemination of French Impressionism in Germany. Artists such as Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Vincent van Gogh gained greater recognition in German-speaking countries through his work. Cassirer’s presentation of their art profoundly shaped the German cultural landscape and sparked passionate public debate. Numerous key works found their way into important German collections and museums through his mediation, including the holdings of the …
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Image avobe: Édouard Manet, Le Déjeuner, 1868 © Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Neue Pinakothek München, Foto: Sibylle Forster.
