Sabine Lepsius

Self-portrait of Sabine Lepsius in 1885.
Portrait of Stefan George at the Stefan George Museum in Bingen am Rhein

Sabine Lepsius (15 January 1864, Berlin – 22 November 1942, Bayreuth) was a German portrait painter.[1]

Life

She was the daughter of portrait painter Gustav Graef. She studied with her father and married the painter Reinhold Lepsius. She and her husband were held in equal regard and were very popular with the business community and the wealthy. Her brother was the art historian Botho Graef.

Her salon in Berlin-Westend was considered a major social gathering point. Georg Simmel, Wilhelm Dilthey, August Endell and Rainer Maria Rilke were among those who attended. She was also a close friend and follower of Stefan George.[2] She published a book about their friendship in 1935.

Writings

See also

References

  1. ↑ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
  2. ↑ Annette Dorgerloh, "Sie war wenigstens amüsant". Sabine Lepsius und Stefan George – eine Freundschaft "sans phrase"?, in: Ute Oelmann, Ulrich Raulff (eds.), Frauen um Stefan George, Wallstein, Göttingen 2010, Pgs. 104–116. ISBN 978-3-8353-0513-7

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