Annely Juda

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(born Anneliese Emily Brauer; September 23, 1914 – August 13, 2006) was a German art dealer known for founding the Annely Juda Fine Arts gallery in London. Notable artists represented have included

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and Leon Kossoff. Juda introduced several Japanese artists to the London art market.

Life

Anneliese Emily Brauer was born in Kassel in 1914 and she was brought up in Germany. Her father was a chemist and he had bought a building that had belonged to

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

. Her family were Jewish and they left to escape persecution following her father being arrested in 1933. Juda's grandmother decided to stay and she eventually committed suicide to avoid being deported by the Nazis. Juda's family went to work in Palestine but after three years she left to find her fortune in London. In London she met Paul Juda and his family financed her to study dress design and art at the Reimann School.Philip Carter, 'Juda , Anneliese Emily nnely(1914–2006)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 201
accessed 6 Sept 2015
/ref> She married Paul Juda on 15 November 1939 and he was able to arrange for her parents to join them in England. In 1939 the war started and she volunteered to work for the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service delivering food to people who had been bombed out of their homes during the blitz. After the war, in 1949, the couple returned to Germany. The couple separated in 1955 and Juda left her husband and returned to England with her son and two daughters. Juda worked to earn money to feed her three children and she was assisted by Wilma Kuvecke in 1956. Kuvecke had worked for her in Germany and she followed Juda to London where she took a job so that she could be the Juda children's unpaid nanny.

Art

In 1956 Juda found work assisting in the art business and by 1960 she had started the Molton Gallery. The Hamilton Gallery followed from 1963 to 1967, with backing from Nika Hulton. She exhibited American art, including work by

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his " drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a hor ...

and British artists such as William Turnbull,

Robyn Denny Edward Maurice FitzGerald "Robyn" Denny (3 October 1930 – 20 May 2014) was one of a group of young artists who transformed British art in the late 1950s, leading it into the international mainstream. Reacting against the mainstream St Ives Sch ...

and

Gillian Ayres Gillian Ayres (3 February 1930 – 11 April 2018) was an English painter. She is best known for abstract painting and printmaking using vibrant colours, which earned her a Turner Prize nomination. Early life and education Gillian Ayres was bo ...

. Her exhibitions were full of abstract pictures that visitors could interpret with the gallery's brochures. In 1968 she opened the first gallery called Annely Juda Fine Arts with the assistance of her son. The gallery educated London about abstract art and her first exhibition was titled "The Non-Objective World". The gallery's shows featured artists including Piet Mondrian and

Theo van Doesburg Theo van Doesburg (, 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. He was married to artist, pianist and choreographer Nell ...

from the

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group of artists. In 1998 Juda was appointed as a

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and she took Wilma Kuvecke with her to the ceremony. Kuvecke remained with Juda until she died in London in 2006. Her gallery is still being run by her son, David.Obituary
Judith Flanders, 2006, ''The Guardian'', Retrieved 5 September 2015 Notable artists represented by Juda have included

and Leon Kossoff. Juda introduced several Japanese artists; she represented Katsura Funakoshi, Yuko Shiraishi and Toko Shinoda.Annely Juda Fine Arts
LondonTown, Retrieved 5 September 2015

References

External links

Annely Juda Fine Arts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Juda, Annely 1914 births 2006 deaths Businesspeople from Kassel Women art dealers Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Mandatory Palestine