Nadezhda Lermontova
Nadezhda Lermontova | |
|---|---|
Надежда Лермонтова | |
 Lermontova before 1921 | |
| Born | Nadezhda Vladimirovna Lermontova 1885 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1921 (aged 35–36) Petrograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting |
| Occupations | |
| Relatives | Mikhail Lermontov (great-uncle) |
| Family | Lermontov family |
Nadezhda Vladimirovna Lermontova (Russian: Надежда Владимировна Лермонтова; 1885 – 1921) was a Russian and Soviet painter and set designer.
Early life and education
Lermontova was born in Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate (present-day Russia) in 1885 to Vladimir Vladimirovich Lermontov, an experimental physicist, lecturer at Saint Petersburg Imperial University and member of the Lermontov family.[1][2] Through her father Lermontova was the great-niece of the poet Mikhail Lermontov.
From 1907 to 1910, Lermontova stuided under Léon Bakst at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting.[3]
Career
Lermontova's oeuvre merged elements from the Modernist and Symbolist movements. Her colours carried the luminosity and purity which was taught by Bakst at the Zvantseva School. During her short art career, she corresponded with Bakst, who encouraged her, writing "Believe in yourself, but equally, be ruthless and demanding of yourself. Above all, seek to express your thoughts clearly. I wish you the best of luck!" After Bakst left Zvantseva in 1910, Lermontova was among the students who were in opposition to the teaching methods of Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. She and several other students left the school, rented a studio, and worked independently. They hosted soirées, took field trips to neighboring towns, and held life drawing sessions.[4] She exhibited her work from 1911 on, participating in exhibitions by the Union of Youth (Soyuz Molodezhi) in 1911 and 1912.[1][5]
Her 1910s painting On the Sofa: Self-Portrait is perhaps her best known work. It is on display at the State Russian Museum.[1]
In St. Petersburg, she was a set designer for theatre productions.
With Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, she created paintings for the church at Ovruch, Ukraine.
Personal life
Lermontova died in 1921 in Petrograd, Russian SFSR (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia).
Gallery
On the divan
Sphinx
Portrait of Sergei Solovyov
Portrait of Varvara Klimovich-Toper
References
- 1 2 3 Haag, John (2002). "Lermontova, Nadezhda Vladimirovna (1885–1921)". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. p. 406. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3.
- ↑ "ЛЕРМОНТОВА Надежда Владимировна". Виртуальный Русский музей (in Russian). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Забытая художница Надежда Лермонтова. Талантливая и короткая жизнь родственницы знаменитого поэта!". Dzen.ru (in Russian). 18 October 2023.
- ↑ "Nadezhda Lermontova (1885-1921) Portrait of Varvara Klimovich-Toper (d. 1914)". Christie's. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nadezhda Vladimirovna Lermontova". Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME) | European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
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