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

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 Grown 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]

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References
  1. Sara Gray (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. The Lutterworth Press. ISBN 97807 18830847.
  2. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 2 Bedeschini-Bulow. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2 7000 3070 2.
  3. Christopher Wood (1978). The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0 902028 72 3.
  4. Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 173 2.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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