Herwarth Walden

Herwarth Walden
Born
Georg Lewin

(1879-09-16)September 16, 1879
DiedOctober 31, 1941(1941-10-31) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)painter, artist
Known forfounder of Der Sturm magazine

Herwarth Walden (actual name Georg Lewin; 16 September 1879 – 31 October 1941) 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). He was best known as the founder of the Expressionist magazine Der Sturm (The Storm) and its offshoots.