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and a representative from
the conservative National-Zeitung.
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Here, in the Berlin
of Kaiser Wilhelm II,
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"Impressionism"
is still a term of abuse.
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The Kaiser himself,
who once referred to Richard Wagner
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as "a cheap little conductor",
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is dedicated to fighting
what he calls
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"the un-German type of art"
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or "art of the gutter."
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The entire exhibition is a mockery.
Every painting!
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The man must be mad.
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The colours are so unnatural.
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Within a matter of days,
the exhibition of these paintings,
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the like of which has never before
been seen in Germany,
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has broken into a notorious scandal.
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We haven't had a revolution!
:15:04
Just think of people's reaction!
To invite someone who...
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Hermann Eschke, sculptor,
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professor at the Berlin Academy of Art,
seen here in the foreground,
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has raised a petition amongst
the conservative members of the Verein,
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to force through
the immediate removal
:15:23
of Munch's "anarchistic smears."
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The conservative majority
is led by Anton von Werner,
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a painter of court and battle scenes
for the Kaiser.
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Von Werner, strongly attacked
by the liberals
:15:37
who refer to him as a
"boots and uniform" painter,
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urges the removal
of Munch's "Schmiererei".
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- This rubbish doesn't belong here.
- That's not what I think.