2 volumes in a decorative slipcase. Volume 1: Showcasing the Best from Around the World (1898-1901). Volume 2: Standing in Awe (1901-1905). Founded in the autumn of 1898, Cassirer's gallery quickly added a completely new dimension to the art scene in Berlin. The first exhibition already featured masterpieces by Edgar Degas, followed by high-caliber works by Monet, Pissarro, and Renoir. The second year began in the autumn of 1899 with the presentation of Manet's 'Déjeuner sur l'herbe', that famous first clarion call of modernity. Paul Cézanne, who was introduced to Germany for the first time in November 1900, became a programmatic exponent of the art salon - just like Vincent van Gogh, who had his first exhibition at the turn of the year 1901/02. Edvard Munch - who was unceremoniously expelled from Berlin in 1892 - experienced a significant rehabilitation at Cassirer starting in 1903, alongside Max Liebermann.