Gatja Helgart Rothe, also known as G.H. Rothe (March 15, 1935–August 3, 2007), was a German-American artist widely known for her innovative work in printmaking, especially mezzotint. She was also a highly skilled draftswoman and painter. After living and working in Europe, she briefly traveled through South America before moving to New York City in the 1970s and later California, where her career reached its peak. Her commercial success was primarily based on mezzotints and paintings commissioned and handled by galleries, dealers, and private collectors. Yet Rothe also developed a body of work that was not widely seen as it dealt with difficult subject matter, outside the realm of the commercial art market.

A prolific artist from a very early stage in her life, Rothe masterfully explored very intimate subjects such as mortality, the body, and complex identities. Her work expanded the use of the mezzotint, connecting technical skill with profound spiritual and philosophical inquiries. Her artwork is the visual manifestation of a life marked by trauma and migration, as well as by fame and success.