Julius Elias (12 July 1861 – 2 July 1927) was a German art historian, literary historian and translator.

In his studio, Matthäikirchstr.4, Berlin, about 1905

He was born in Hoya and died in Berlin. his parents were Louis Juda Elias and Helene Elias.[1] He was a lecturer in art history at the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg, and also an art collector. As an art critic he favored Impressionism.[2] In literature, he is among other known as a co-publisher of German translations of Henrik Ibsen (14 volumes, 1898-1909) and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (4 volumes, 1911).

Elias married Julie Levy, a successful author,[3] in 1888.

With his wife, Juliane (Julie), Elias had a son, Ludwig Elias (1891–1942 also known as Dr. Karl Ludwig Elias), who was murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz.[4][5]

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Among the paintings in Elias' collection was Monet's Garden at Giverny, which Galerie Aktuaryus sold to the Emil Georg Bührle in 1941 (inv 72).[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dr. phil. Julius Daniel Elias". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Walter (2008). The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media. Harvard University Press. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-674-02445-8.
  3. ^ "Elias, Julie. Das Neue Kochbuch. 1925 | German-Jewish History". 2016-07-04. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2022-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Dr. jur. Karl Ludwig* Elias". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ^ "Portrait of Carl Ludwig Elias 7 1/4 by Lovis Corinth Oil, 1899". germanexpressionismleicester.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Carl Ludwig Elias was the son of the distinguished art critic, Dr Julius Elias, who did much to promote a true understanding of French Impressionism in Germany. He was a lawyer in Berlin and emigrated to Norway when the Nazis came to power. He was subsequently captured and died in a concentration camp.
  6. ^ "List of objects proposed for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan)" (PDF).

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