Julius Leopold Bernhard Exter (20 September 1863,

Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning "Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German dialects, Palatine German: ''Ludwichshafe''), is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the German state of Rh ...

- 16 October 1939,

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) was a German painter and sculptor. His work consists mostly of landscapes and portraits.

Biography

He was born to a family of merchants. His brother was architect August Exter. He began his education in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

. In 1881, he enrolled at the

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, where he befriended

Franz von Stuck Franz Ritter von Stuck (February 23, 1863 – August 30, 1928), born Franz Stuck, was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect. Stuck was best known for his paintings of ancient mythology, receiving substantial critical acclaim with ...

. The two were introduced painting

en plein air ''En plein air'' (; French language, French for 'outdoors'), or plein-air painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein ai ...

at the Osternberg artists colony in the early 1890s.Franz von Stuck und die Osternberg Kunstlerkolonie (Tettenwies, Franz von Stuck Geburtshaus, 1998) In 1898, he married the pianist and painter, Judith Anna Köhler (1868-1952); daughter of the

Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the ...

art publisher, Karl Christian Köhler. Two of their children became artists; Judith (1900-1975, painter and sculptor) and Karl (1902-1982, painter and stage designer). They were divorced in 1917. In 1892, he became one of the co-founders of the

Munich Secession The Munich Secession (German language, German Münchener Secession) was an association of visual artists who broke away from the mainstream Munich Artists' Association in 1892, to promote and defend their art in the face of what they considered ...

. In 1902, he purchased a farm in

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, where he opened a studio and painting school. That same year, he was appointed Titular Professor and became an honorary member of the Munich Academy. Later, he became associated with

Franz Marc Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaking, printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of ''Der Blaue Reiter'' (The Blue Rider), a journal whose ...

and

Der Blaue Reiter ''Der Blaue Reiter'' (''The Blue Rider'') was a group of artists and a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name ...

. After his divorce, he returned to Munich. Among his best-known students were the sculptor, , and Karl Friedrich Lippmann. He died at his home in 1939, of heart failure. His daughter Judith donated his estate to the State of

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in return for a life annuity. The home is now a museum and gallery. His works may also be seen at the Augustinian monastery in

Herrenchiemsee Herrenchiemsee is a complex of royal buildings on Herreninsel, the largest island in the Chiemsee lake, in southern Bavaria, Germany. Together with the neighbouring isle of Frauenchiemsee and the uninhabited Krautinsel, it forms the municipali ...

Selected paintings

Julius Exter - Im sommerlichen Laubwald.jpg, Leafy Forest in Summer Julius Exter - Frühling.jpg, Spring Julius Exter - Am See 1920.jpg, By the Lake Julius Exter - Weiblicher Akt 1910.jpg, Female Nude Julius Exter (c. 1884–85) Porträt eines Japaners.jpg, ''Portrait of a Japanese'', depicting artist

Harada Naojirō Harada Naojirō (; 12 October 1863 – 26 December 1899) was a Japanese painter who specialized in the ''yōga'' (Western) style. He was a friend of the novelist Mori Ōgai and served as the model for the protagonist in Ōgai's short ...

Sources

* Elmar D. Schmid: ''Julius Exter, 1883-1939. Unbekannte Werke aus dem Nachlass seiner Schülerin Olga Fritz-Zetter.'', Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung, * Elmar D. Schmid: ''Julius Exter. Aufbruch in die Moderne.'' Klinkhardt & Biermann, 2000 . * Elmar D. Schmid: ''Julius Exter. Freilichtmalerei.'' Beuroner Kunstverlag, 2005 . * Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer, ''Julius Exter (1863–1939).'' (exhibition catalog), Speyer, 2006 .

External links

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"Julius Exter Art Gallery in the Prelacy Tract"
@ Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung

@ Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung

@ Art-Perfect
ArtNet: More works by Exter.
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