Background
She was the daughter of portrait painter Gustav Graef. She studied with her father and married the painter Reinhold Lepsius.
She was the daughter of portrait painter Gustav Graef. She studied with her father and married the painter Reinhold Lepsius.
Académie Julian, Royal College of Artist
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 published a book about their friendship in 1935.