Strange but true: the influence of arch-conservative Anton von Werner, the local cultural overseer in the Wilhelmian era, did not prevent Berlin becoming a melting pot of the modern age. ›Zum Schwarzen Ferkel‹ was a favourite haunt of progressive artists, most of them literary figures – mainly Scandinavians. Modern literature and art were the topics of discussion here, and those present saw themselves as ›bohemians‹ who were happy to sample the 900 types of spirits available at this pub run by Gustav Türke. Among the regulars were Edvard Munch, responsible for one of the greatest scandals to hit the Berlin art world, August Strindberg, Stanislaw Przybyszewski (practically unknown today) and their ›Muse from the North‹, Dagny Juell. It is widely believed that she suggested the name ›PAN‹ – inspired by the eponymously-titled book by Knut Hamsun – for the magazine which was used by Walter Leistikow to give exposure to Danish artists represented by him.