Irma Pannes was born the 19th of February 1902 in Krefeld
Germany a city of the lower Rhein region near Holland. Luigi Caglio wrote:"Irma
Bernasconi Pannes who originated from a well to do family in Germany, deserves to be
remembered for the dedication and support in favoring the career of her husband Mario
Bernasconi . She made it her mission almost a cult, to keep alive his memory and his works
from the year of his passing away to her death in 1971."
Irma married Mario in 1927 and together they left for Germany with a long stay in
Berlin. Mario was able to extend his horizons and create. Irma was a great help to him.
Between one exhibit and another friendships were formed with famous personalities of the
arts, science, and literature as with the writers Carl Zuckmayer and Eric Maria Remarque.
From Berlin they traveled on to cities such as Frankfurt, Munich and Paris.