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Hans Rosenhagen
1858–1943
A German art critic and historian from Berlin, he wrote lively books on major painters and helped shape how modern art was discussed in his time. His work bridges scholarship and readable criticism, making artists like Max Liebermann accessible to a wider audience.
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Liebermann
by Hans Rosenhagen
About the author
Born in Berlin on May 1, 1858, Hans Victor Rosenhagen became a German art critic and art historian. He studied art history in Berlin, including under Herman Grimm, and built his career as a writer on art at a time when public interest in modern painting was growing.
From 1890 to 1896, he edited the art magazine Das Atelier. He also wrote about Berlin art for journals including Die Kunst für Alle and later reviewed exhibitions of the Berlin Secession and the gallery run by Paul Cassirer. His published books included studies of painters such as Max Liebermann and Albert von Keller, showing his close engagement with the artists and debates of his era.
Rosenhagen died in Berlin on March 2, 1943. Though not as widely known today as some of the artists he wrote about, his criticism remains a useful window into the German art world around the turn of the twentieth century.