Max Liebermann: Portrait Bruno Cassirer, 1921

Bruno Cassirer (1872-1941) was a publisher and gallery owner in Berlin who had a considerable influence on the cultural life of the city. Max Liebermann ( July 20 1847 &ndash February 8 1935) was a German painter and Printmaker in Etching and

He was born on 12 December 1872, the second child of Jewish parents, Julius and Julcher Cassirer. Julius was a partner, with two of Bruno's cousins, in a cable factory. Julius completed his final school examination in 1890 at the Leibniz-Gymnasium.

In 1898, together with his cousin Paul Cassirer, he opened a gallery and bookshop at 35 Viktoriastraße near Kemperplatz, Berlin. Paul Cassirer ( February 21 1871 in Görlitz - January 7 1926 in Berlin) was a German art dealer and editor who played a On 2 May 1898 the artists' association Berlin Secession was established with Paul and Bruno as secretaries. The Berlin Secession ( Berliner Secession) was an art association founded by Berlin artists in 1898 as an alternative to the conservative state-run For three years they acquainted the art and literature scenes of Berlin with the newest waves from Belgian, English, French and Russian culture.

In 1901, Bruno and Paul divided the business into separate parts, with Paul running the gallery and art dealership, whilst Bruno owned the publishing side which relocated to 15 Derfflingerstraße. In 1903 Christian Morgenstern joined as literary editor and the journal "Das Theater" was founded under his direction. Christian Morgenstern ( May 6, 1871 &ndash March 31, 1914) was a German Author and Poet from Munich

In 1936 Jewish printers were removed from membership of the Reichsschrifttumskammer (RSK) and the last book appeared from the Cassirer publishing house. In 1938 part of the Cassirer family decided to emigrate to Oxford where Bruno founded a new publishing house.

He died on 20 October 1941 in Oxford, England.

After the death of Bruno Cassirer, George Hill (born Günther Hell) continued the publishing business until he died in 1995.

(translated from the German Wikipedia page)