Natalia Nordman
Natalia Nordman | |
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 Portrait by Ilya Repin (1900) | |
| Born | Natalia Borisovna Nordman-Severova 14 December 1863 |
| Died | 30 June 1914 (aged 50) Orselina, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Russian Empire |
| Other names | N.B. Severova |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Partner | Ilya Repin |
Natalia Borisovna Nordman-Severova (Russian: Наталья Борисовна Нордман-Северова; 14 December 1863 – 30 June 1914) was a Finnish–Russian author who was the partner of the artist Ilya Repin.
Life
Nordman was born in Helsinki in 1863. Her father was a Finnish admiral in the Russian Navy Bernhard (Boris) Nordman and her mother was Russian noblewoman Maria Arbusova, who was the widow of Colonel Ehlert.
Nordman was a
In 1911 she travelled with Repin to the World Exhibition in Italy, where Repin's portraits were displayed in their own separate room.
Works
- «Intimnyi︠a︡ stranit︠s︡y»; by N. B. Severova (1910)[3]
Death and legacy
In 1914, Nordman died in Orselina, Switzerland, where Repin visited her. Nordman left her home to the St Petersburg Academy, which could not take possession immediately, as Repin lived there for 16 more years. Repin's portraits in Nordman's "album" were scattered, but were reassembled for an exhibition in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-304-27417-5.
- ^ a b Portraits from the ‘Album of Natalia Nordman-Severova’, Nimrah.ru, Retrieved 21 November 2016
- ^ Intimnyi︠a︡ stranit︠s︡y, 1910
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