The poster artist and writer Edmund Edel and Berlin life at the turn of the century - Charity evening at the Liebermann Villa
Max Liebermann and Edmund Edel were friends for half their lives. In the 1890s, both exhibited their paintings at exhibitions organized by the Vereinigung der XI (Association of the XI), the forerunner of the Berlin Secession.
Image gallery
Edmund Edel, Die praktische Berlinerin (c) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek Dietmar Ka
In the 1930s, they discussed the disastrous political developments brought about by the National Socialists, whose victims they both became as Jewish artists. While Liebermann rose to become one of the leading representatives of the visual arts, Edel turned away from fine art painting, becoming a major innovator of poster art in Germany, drawing caricatures, writing satires and novels, and working as a screenwriter and director for the fledgling film industry.
The Liebermann Villa on Lake Wannsee invites the audience to rediscover the multi-talented artist Edmund Edel at this benefit evening. Actor Hans-Jürgen Schatz brings Edel's witty texts to life, and literary and cultural scholar Dr. Björn Weyand will provide biographical and anecdotal information.
Before the event, you are invited to take a guided tour of the house and garden. By participating in the benefit evening, you will be supporting the "Ground Floor Project," which aims to redesign the ground floor of the Liebermann Villa.
(IN GERMAN)
Additional information
Participating artists
Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Dr. Björn Weyand
Dates
October 2025
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