Herwarth Walden

German publisher and art director

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Herwarth Walden was a German publisher and art director who founded Der Sturm in Berlin in 1910. Initially a periodical for literature and criticism, Der Sturm evolved into a significant platform for the newest trends in art, featuring works by artists such as Oskar Kokoschka, members of Die Brücke, and the Der Blaue Reiter group. In 1912, Walden opened the Galerie Der Sturm, exhibiting French Fauvists, Italian Futurists, and prominent artists like Edvard Munch, Georges Braque, and Pablo Picasso. Der Sturm also published graphic works and extended its activities to include salons, a school for arts, and an experimental theatre. It was a central hub for modern art in Berlin until its influence waned in the 1920s, with the gallery closing in 1924 and the periodical ceasing publication in 1932.1

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Der Sturm
…later a gallery—both established by Herwarth Walden in the early 20th century in Berlin—devoted to the newest trends in art. The first issue of Der Sturm, published in 1910 as a weekly for literature and criticism, contained drawings by Oskar Kokoschka; the following year, the works of Die Brücke artists…
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…later a gallery—both established by Herwarth Walden in the early 20th century in Berlin—devoted to the newest trends in art. The first issue of Der Sturm, published in 1910 as a weekly for literature and criticism, contained drawings by Oskar Kokoschka; the following year, the works of Die Brücke artists…
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…of the Berlin dealers was Herwarth Walden, whose gallery and publishing company provided an avant-garde forum for the Blaue Reiter, Wassily Kandinsky, and the Italian Futurists.
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…of the Berlin dealers was Herwarth Walden, whose gallery and publishing company provided an avant-garde forum for the Blaue Reiter, Wassily Kandinsky, and the Italian Futurists.
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