Ilya Yefimovich Repin 1844-1930
After training with a provincial icon painter and at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, he visited France and Italy on an academy scholarship. On his return he began painting subjects from Russian history. In 1873 he achieved international fame with Volga Boatmen, a grim, powerful image that became the model for Soviet Socialist Realism. Among his best-known works is Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (1895), depicting Ivan's murder of his son. He also painted vigorous portraits (including Leo Tolstoy and Modest Mussorgsky). In 1894 he became professor of historical painting at the St. Petersburg Academy.
Portrait of pianist and professor of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory Sophie Menter. Portrait of pianist and professor of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory Sophie Menter. Oil on canvas. 107 x 115 cm. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Painting ID:: 71910
Portrait_of_pianist_and_professor_of_Saint-Petersburg_Conservatory_Sophie_Menter. Portrait of pianist and professor of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory Sophie Menter. Oil on canvas. 107 x 115 cm. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
A peasant with an evil eye A peasant with an evil eye. Portrait of Ivan Fyodorovich Radov, the artist's godfather. Oil on canvas. 60 x 49 cm. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Painting ID:: 82105
A_peasant_with_an_evil_eye A peasant with an evil eye. Portrait of Ivan Fyodorovich Radov, the artist's godfather. Oil on canvas. 60 x 49 cm. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Ilya_Yefimovich_Repin 1844-1930
After training with a provincial icon painter and at the St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, he visited France and Italy on an academy scholarship. On his return he began painting subjects from Russian history. In 1873 he achieved international fame with Volga Boatmen, a grim, powerful image that became the model for Soviet Socialist Realism. Among his best-known works is Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (1895), depicting Ivan's murder of his son. He also painted vigorous portraits (including Leo Tolstoy and Modest Mussorgsky). In 1894 he became professor of historical painting at the St. Petersburg Academy.