Lot 137
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Il'ia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930)
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Il'ia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930)

A presumed portrait of Sophie Menter (1846-1918)

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Il'ia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930)
A presumed portrait of Sophie Menter (1846-1918)
signed in Cyrillic and dated '11 May/1887/IRep' (lower left) and with an inscription, by the presumed sitter (on the reverse)
pencil on paper
14 x 8¾ in. (35.5 x 22.2 cm.)
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Lot Essay

Sophie Menter was a German pianist and composer. She was a pupil of Sigmund Lebert, one the founders of the Stuttgart Conservatory, and was also taught by Franz Liszt. From 1883 to 1886 Menter taught piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

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