Julius Exter

Agda Holst and Sophie-Louise Wachtmeister are recorded as having studied under Julius Exter. The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Work by Julius Exter is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections, Lenbachhaus and Museum Langmatt Sidney and Jenny Brown Foundation.

He was born in Ludwigshafen to a family of merchants. His brother was architect August Exter. He began his education in Mannheim. In 1881, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he befriended Franz von Stuck. The two were introduced painting en plein air at the Osternberg artists colony in the early 1890s. In 1898, he married the pianist and painter, Judith Anna Köhler (1868–1952); daughter of the Darmstadt 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. In 1902, he purchased a farm in Chiemsee, 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 and Der Blaue Reiter. After his divorce, he returned to Munich. Among his best-known students were the sculptor, Eva Eisenlohr, and Karl Friedrich Lippmann. He died at his home in Übersee in 1939, of heart failure. His daughter Judith donated his estate to the State of Bavaria 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.