Nadezhda Vladimirovna Lermontova (; 1885âÂÂ1921) was a Russian painter.
Nadezhda Vladimirovna Lermontova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1885. She was the grandniece of the poet Mikhail Lermontov and a member of the Lermontov family. Her father, Vladimir Vladimirovich, was an experimental physicist and lecturer at St. Petersburg University. She attended the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting from 1907 to 1910, studying under Léon Bakst.
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. She exhibited her work from 1911 on, participating in exhibitions by the Union of Youth (Soyuz Molodezhi) in 1911 and 1912.
Her 1910s painting On the Sofa: Self-Portrait is perhaps her best known work. It is on display at the State Russian Museum.
In St. Petersburg, she was a set designer for theatre productions.
With Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, she created paintings for the church at Ovruch, Ukraine.
Lermontova died in 1921 in St. Petersburg (then known as Petrograd).