Alfred Flechtheim was born into a Jewish mercantile family in Münster, Germany in 1878. He was educated in Switzerland and established galleries in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and Vienna. In order to escape Nazi persecution, in 1933 he moved to London, where he organised successful exhibitions of French impressionist and avant-garde artists for many renowned galleries.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/alfred-flechtheim