Julius Meier-Graefe

Julius Meier-Graefe (10 June 1867 5 June 1935) was a German art critic and novelist.

Meier-Graefe, Julius
Julius Meier-Graefe in a portrait by Lovis Corinth
Born
Julius Meier,

10 June 1867
Resicabánya (Resicza, Reschicza, German: Reschitz, Reschitza, Romanian: Reșița), Resicabánya Dist., Krassó-Szörény Co, Bánság, Royal Hungary, Imperial and Royal Austria
(now Romania)
Died5 June 1935(1935-06-05) (aged 67)
Vevey, VD, Switzerland
NationalityGerman, Hungarian German
Occupation(s)Art critic, novelist

His writings on Impressionism, Post-Impressionism as well as on art of earlier and more recent generations, with his most important contributions translated into French, Russian and English, are considered to have been instrumental for the understanding and the lasting success of these artistic movements.

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