Julie Wolfthorn (1864–1944) was a German painter and graphic artist whose portraits and illustrations were closely associated with the artistic life of Berlin around 1900. Born in Thorn, then in Prussia and now Toruń, Poland, she trained in Berlin before studying in Paris at the Académie Colarossi. She returned to Berlin in the 1890s and became active in the Berlin Secession, whose leading members included Max Liebermann. She exhibited portraits of actors, writers and other cultural figures.
Her Flute Player (c.1900) reflects her interest in the individuality and expressive character of her sitters. She also created illustrations for the magazine Jugend and designed posters. Her work often combined strong draughtsmanship with an interest in expressive colour.
As a Jewish artist, Wolfthorn faced increasing exclusion under the Nazi regime. In 1942 she and her sister were deported to Theresienstadt, where she died in December 1944. Her paintings are an important record of women's participation in German art before the Second World War.
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