Clara Arnheim (24 April 1865 – 28 August 1942) was a German painter of Jewish ancestry; best known for her depictions of life among the fishermen on the Baltic coast. Her younger brother, Fritz Arnheim, was a noted historian.

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She was born in Berlin. Despite her family's resistance to the idea of a woman being a professional painter, she studied with

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in Berlin and

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.Brief biography
@ Lexikon VdBK. Among the many organizations of which she was a member, the "

Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen The Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen (English: Association of Berlin Artists) is the oldest existing association of women artists in Germany. It maintains the ''archive Verein der Berliner Künstlerinnen 1867 e. V.,'' publishes club announcements ...

" (an artists' society for women) and the

Deutscher Künstlerbund The Deutscher Kuenstlerbund (Association of German Artists) was founded in 1903 the initiative of Count Harry Kessler, promoter of arts and artists, Alfred Lichtwark, director of the Hamburg Art Gallery and the famous painters Lovis Corinth, Ma ...

are especially notable. In 1914, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig The Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) or Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig is one of the oldest art schools in Germany, dating back to 1764. The school has four colleges specializing in fine arts, graphic design, photography and new media ar ...

, she displayed two graphic works at the "Internationalen Ausstellung für Buchgewerbe und Grafik" (BUGRA) and was awarded a gold medal. At the beginning of the 1920s, she helped Henni Lehmann create the Blaue Scheune, an exhibition venue in

Hiddensee Hiddensee () is a car-free island in the Baltic Sea, located west of Germany's largest island, Rügen, on the German coast. The island has about 1,000 inhabitants. It was a holiday destination for East German tourists during German Democratic ...

, where she later took up residence.Clara Arnheim
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, and

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among its members. Following the

Nazi seizure of power Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in the newly established Weimar Republic in September 1919 when Hitler joined the '' Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (DAP; German Workers' Party). He rose to a place of prominence in the early years of the party. Be ...

, she was served with a

Berufsverbot is an order of "professional disqualification" under German law. Berufsverbot may be translated into English as "professional ban". A disqualifies the recipient from engaging in certain professions or activities on the grounds of their criminal ...

and was unable to exhibit or accept commissions. Over the years, the harassment worsened until she found it almost impossible to obtain ration stamps. Luckily, her friends in Hiddensee were able to supply her with food in secret. The establishment of a ban against travel by Jews came while she was on a visit. Unable to return home, her resources dwindled and, in July 1942, she was transported to

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, where she was put to death a few weeks later.

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@ Der Hiddensoer Künstlerinnenbund {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnheim, Clara 1865 births 1942 deaths 19th-century German painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German women artists 19th-century German women artists Jewish artists Jewish women artists Artists from Berlin German people who died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto German people executed in Nazi concentration camps

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