Ernst Krantz (1889 Bartenstein-1954 Berlin) was a pupil of Lovis Corinth and influenced by Max Klinger as well as the Impressionists. He experimented with cubism, constructivism, and abstraction while studying in Paris. On returning to Berlin he worked with the "Novembergruppe" where he produced expressionist works of very high quality. In 1973 there was an important exhibition at the Berlinischen Galerie of over fifty works by Krantz.