Herwarth Walden

thumb|Pen and ink sketch of Herwarth Walden Herwarth Walden (actual name Georg Lewin, September 16, 1879, in Berlin – October 31, 1941, in Saratov, Russia) was a German Expressionist artist and art expert in many disciplines. He is broadly acknowledged as one of the most important discoverers and promoters of German avant-garde art in the early twentieth century (Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, Magic Realism). Quotes Art is something given, not reproduced... the painter paints what he sees with his innermost senses, the expression of his being.. every other impression becomes, for him, an inner expression. Erster Deutscher Herbstsalaon (1913) External links Category:Artists Category:People from Berlin Category:1941 deaths