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.
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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 |