Exactly 100 years ago, the first women were able to begin their regular art studies at the Berlin Art Academy. No reason to celebrate, rather an occasion to take a look at the works of women painters and sculptors, who, despite all adversities, made it to the art public and found their way into the collection of the Nationalgalerie.

These include the self-assured portrait of Sabine Lepsius, Maria Slavona's impressionist view of the houses of Montmartres or the impressive paintings of Caroline Bardua. Even more than the painters, the sculptors opposed prejudices against their artistic work. The powerful works of German-American sculptor Elisabeth Ney, Berliners Käthe Kollwitz and Renée Sintenis testify to the opposite.

In addition to its well-known names, the exhibition also invites visitors to discover unknown positions, some of which are presented for the first time in the Alte Nationalgalerie.