Reinhold Lepsius

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Portrait of Stefan George by Reinhold Lepsius

Reinhold Lepsius (14 June 1857 - 16 March 1922) 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 was married to the painter Sabine Lepsius. Reinhold Lepsius was elected a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1916. He died in Berlin.

Literature

Annette Dorgerloh: Das Künstlerehepaar Lepsius. Zur Berliner Porträtmalerei um 1900, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2003 (ISBN 3-05-003722-9)
Sabine Lepsius: Stefan George. Geschichte einer Freundschaft. Verlag Die Runde, Berlin 1935.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 74663042 LCCN: no2004033482 ISNI: 0000 0000 6678 921X GND: 119437937

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Name	Lepsius, Reinhold
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Short description	German artist
Date of birth	14 June 1857
Place of birth
Date of death	16 March 1922
Place of death

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