The Berlin Memorial Plaque
Alfred Flechtheim (1.4. 1878 – 9.3.1937)
Bleibtreustraße 15, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Porcelain, KPM, 42,5 cm x 60 cm
Berlin Memorial Plaque for Alfred Flechtheim (1.4.1878 – 9.3.1937)
Alfred Flechtheim was a leading art dealer in Berlin during the early 20th Century. He also worked as a publisher and a patron of modern art, and was the founder and publisher of the art magazine "Der Querschnitt". Flechtheim was committed to French art, particularly Fauvism and Cubism (Braque, Picasso, Lèger, Gris), and he also procured important works of artists such as Beckmann, Klee, Barlach and Lehmbruck for German museums. Flechtheim was forced to emigrate in 1933, and died in exile in London.
From 1923 to 1933, Flechtheim lived at Bleibtreustraße 15, Berlin Charlottenburg.
On Sunday, November 16th, 2003 at 11 a.m. the Memorial Plaque will be placed in front of Alfred Flechtheim
Alfred Flechtheim was a leading art dealer in Berlin during the early 20th Century. He also worked as a publisher and a patron of modern art, and was the founder and publisher of the art magazine "Der Querschnitt". Flechtheim was committed to French art, particularly Fauvism and Cubism (Braque, Picasso, Lèger, Gris), and he also procured important works of artists such as Beckmann, Klee, Barlach and Lehmbruck for German museums. Flechtheim was forced to emigrate in 1933, and died in exile in London.
From 1923 to 1933, Flechtheim lived at Bleibtreustraße 15, Berlin Charlottenburg.
On Sunday, November 16th, 2003 at 11 a.m. the Memorial Plaque will be placed in front of Alfred Flechtheim
