Sabine Lepsius
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Sabine Lepsius was a German
painter, primarily of portraits. The daughter of painter Gustav Graef
, she married artist Reinhold Lepsius
in 1902. Her salon in Berlin's Westend
was well known. Lepsius was the sister of art historian Botho Graef
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter, primarily of portraits. The daughter of painter Gustav Graef
Gustav Graef
Gustav Graef was a German painter, primarily of portraits and historical subjects. He studied with Theodor Hildebrandt and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His son Botho Graef became an art historian of some note, and his daughter was the painter Sabine...
, she married artist Reinhold Lepsius
Reinhold Lepsius
Reinhold Lepsius was a German painter, especially of portraits, and graphic artist.He was born in Berlin, a son of Elisabeth Klein and Carl Richard Lepsius, the founder of German Egyptology. He was stylistically affiliated with the Berlin Secession school and to some degree with Impressionism. He...
in 1902. Her salon in Berlin's Westend
Westend (Berlin)
Westend is a locality of the Berlin borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf situated on the Spandauer Berg, the northern peak of the Teltow plateau between the river valleys of Spree and Havel...
was well known. Lepsius was the sister of art historian Botho Graef
Botho Graef
Franz Botho Graef was a German classical archaeologist and art historian. His father was painter Gustav Graef, and his sister, Sabine Lepsius, was also an artist of some note. Graef taught at the University of Jena from 1904 until 1917.-Writings:* Hodlers und Hofmanns Wandbilder in der...
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Literature
- Irmgard Wirth: Berliner Malerei im 19. Jahrhundert; Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-572-10011-9, p. 349.
- Ruth Glatzer (Herausgeberin): Das Wilhelminische Berlin; Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-88680-561-1, p. 192.
- Annette Dorgerloh: Das Künstlerehepaar Lepsius - Zur Berliner Porträtmalerei um 1900. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-05-003722-9.