Julie Bruhns Kahle

Place: Bridgehampton

Born: 1858

Death: 1931

Biography:

Julie Bruhns Kahle (January 30, 1858 – April 7, 1931) was an American miniature painter. Julie Bruhns was the child of German immigrants. She married German-born Marcel Kahle, a wealthy importer, and they had seven children. Julie Kahle began painting miniatures when nearing the age of sixty and studied at the American School of Miniature Painting in New York City. She was a member of the American Society of Miniature Painters and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. One of her miniatures, The Girl with the White Fur, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.