Julie Behr

Julie Behr (* 1843 in Berlin ; † after 1873) was a German portrait and genre painter , writer and translator.

Life

Little is known about the life of Julie Behr. What is certain is that she and the Behr family moved from Berlin to London after 1843. Then she went to Paris. Your stay there can be narrowed down between about 1858 and 1864. In Paris, Behr became a student of Ary Scheffer . In 1864 the company moved to Belgium. In Antwerp, she first completed an apprenticeship with Nicaise de Keyser , and later with Louis Gallait in Brussels. Before 1873 she finally returned to London.

Works (selection)

Faust (after Ary Scheffer), 1860, whereabouts unknown
Gretchen at the spinning wheel (after Ary Scheffer), 1860, whereabouts unknown

literature

Gitta Ho: Behr, (Johanna) Julie (Julia) , in: Savoy, Bénédicte and Nerlich, France (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 2: 1844-1871 , Berlin / Boston 2015. ISBN 978-3-11-035006-7

Individual evidence

↑ Paris, Archives des musées nationaux (AMN), * LL 19, Registre des copistes, cartes d'études délivrées aux artistes et élèves 1853–1858, No. 1963 [o. D.] and Berlin Academy exhibitions: Directory of works by living artists, […], Berlin 1864, No. 27.

personal data
SURNAME	Behr, Julie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German portrait and genre painter, writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH	1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	after 1873

[1] Paris, Archives des musées nationaux (AMN), * LL 19, Registre des copistes, cartes d'études délivrées aux artistes et élèves 1853–1858, No. 1963 [o. D.] and Berlin Academy exhibitions: Directory of works by living artists, […], Berlin 1864, No. 27.