German painter Albert Weisgerber was the founding president of Munchner Neue Secession and a close friend of Theodor Heuss.
Albert Weisgerber (21 April 1878  10 May 1915), was a German painter whose work forms a bridge between Impressionism and early Expressionism. In 1913 he became founding president of the artists' collective; Munchner Neue Secession, with members such as Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee and Alexander Kanoldt. He was close friends with Theodor Heuss, who later became the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. 
