Art and the German Bourgeoisie

In this new study of art in fin-de-siècle Hamburg, Carolyn Kay examines the career of the city''s art gallery director, Alfred Lichtwark, one of Imperial Germany''s most influential museum directors and a renowned cultural critic. A champion of modern art, Lichtwark stirred controversy among the city''s bourgeoisie by commissioning contemporary German paintings for the Kunsthalle by secession arti...