Julia Behr
Julia Behr (fl. 1865–1890s) was a Berlin-born artist who settled in Britain and exhibited portrait paintings on a regular basis during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Biography
[edit]Behr was born in Berlin and arrived in London with a letter of introduction from a Princess of Prussia.[1] Although Behr had a book published while still a teenager, she concentrated on painting, attending art classes in both Paris and Brussels, where she exhibited a portrait of her mother.[1] In Paris she studied under Ary Scheffer.[2] Her portraits which were often of literary subjects, including some which were full life-size, received critical praise.[3] In 1864 she showed the painting Little Crown Maker at the Berlin Exhibition.[2] Between 1865 and 1874, Behr exhibited a number of works at commercial galleries in London.[4] Her Portrait of General Kupka's Wife was shown in Brussels during 1869.[2] She had at least three works shown at the Royal Academy in London during 1873 and 1874.[2] Behe also exhibited at the Society of British Artists, the Royal Hibernian Academy and, in 1876, with the Society of Women Artists.[1][4] The previous year Behr showed a portrait of a Medemoiselle Patteau in Brussels.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. The Lutterworth Press. ISBN 97807-18830847.
- ^ a b c d Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 2 Bedeschini-Bulow. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2-7000-3070-2.
- ^ Christopher Wood (1978). The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0-902028-72-3.
- ^ a b Brian Stewart; Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-173-2.