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. 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. In Paris she studied under

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. Her portraits which were often of literary subjects, including some which were full life-size, received critical praise. In 1864 she showed the painting ''Little Crown Maker'' at the Berlin Exhibition. Between 1865 and 1874, Behr exhibited a number of works at commercial galleries in London. Her ''Portrait of General Kupka's Wife'' was shown in Brussels during 1869. She had at least three works shown at the

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in London during 1873 and 1874. Behe also exhibited at the

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, the

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and, in 1876, with the

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. The previous year Behr showed a portrait of a Medemoiselle Patteau in Brussels.

References

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