 Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler

The "Sonderbund" — as it is normally called; its complete name being Sonderbund westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler (the "Separate League of West German Art Lovers and Artists") — was a "special union" of artists and art lovers, established 1909 in Düsseldorf and dissolved in 1916.In its first years, the Sonderbund mounted some landmark exhibitions, successfully introducing French Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern Art to the western parts of Germany.