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Julius Elias (12 July 1861 – 2 July 1927) was a German art historian, literary historian and translator.
He was born inHoya and died inBerlin. his parents were Louis Juda Elias and Helene Elias.[1] He was a lecturer in art history at theTechnische Hochschule Charlottenburg, and also an art collector. As an art critic he favoredImpressionism.[2] In literature, he is among other known as a co-publisher of German translations ofHenrik Ibsen (14 volumes, 1898-1909) andBjørnstjerne Bjørnson (4 volumes, 1911).
Elias marriedJuliane (Julie) Levy, a successful author,[3] in 1888.
With his wife Julie, Elias had a son, Ludwig Elias (1891–1942 also known as Karl Ludwig Elias), who was murdered by the Nazis atAuschwitz.[4][5]
Among the paintings in Elias' collection wasMonet's Garden at Giverny, whichGalerie Aktuaryus sold to theEmil Georg Bührle in 1941 (inv 72).[6]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)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.
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