Ernst Rump

He learned the art of etching in London, from James McNeill Whistler, and gave lessons in Hamburg.

When he took over the family business (nautical equipment), he became an avid art collector and patron of young artists; especially those in the Hamburgischer Künstlerklub [de].

He gave special attention to the students of Arthur Siebelist; buying their works and organizing exhibitions.

He also supported Alfred Lichtwark, the Director of the Kunsthalle Hamburg although, in 1908, he criticized him for ignoring Siebelist's students.

His fellow collector, Gustav Schiefler [de], who was not an admirer of Nolde's work, noted that "(Rump) did not appreciate his religious pictures, he only loved the painter of flowers, gardens and landscapes".