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Georg Biermann
1880–1949
A German art historian and publisher, he wrote lively books on architecture, painting, and decorative art while helping shape art publishing in the early 20th century. His work ranges from studies of Baroque and Rococo style to books on cities, monuments, and modern artists.
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Lovis Corinth
by Georg Biermann
About the author
Born in Cologne on July 7, 1880, Georg Biermann was a German art historian, writer, and publisher. He is closely associated with the Leipzig publishing house Klinkhardt & Biermann, which he co-founded in 1907, and he became known for books that introduced readers to European art, architecture, and design in an accessible way.
His publications covered a wide span of subjects, including Verona, Frankfurt am Main, Deutsches Barock und Rokoko, and monographs on artists such as Heinrich Campendonk. The record of his work shows a writer deeply engaged with both historic styles and the art of his own time, moving comfortably between scholarship and publishing.
Biermann died on April 3, 1949, in Pullach near Munich. Though not widely known today outside specialist circles, he remains part of the rich world of German art writing and publishing in the first half of the twentieth century.