Ilya repin

Ilya Repin was a master Russian artist who was known for his dramatic and evocative portrait paintings. Here are 21 of his most stunning portraits.

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Ilya Repin was a master Russian artist who was known for his dramatic and evocative portrait paintings. Here are 21 of his most stunning portraits.

Discover all artworks by Ilya Repin (Ukrainian, 1844 - 1930) on MutualArt along with auctions, exhibitions and articles featuring the artist.

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"The face and soul of man, the drama of life, the impressions of nature, its life and meaning, the spirit of history—these are our themes," wrote Repin, who was celebrated as a master even during his own lifetime. His works reflect Russian art’s main ideological and formal aspirations in the second half of the 19th century.

Ilya Repin Gallery painted common people, himself, although he did on many occasions paint the Russian elite, intelligentsia, and Tsar Nicholas II.

Burlaki (The Volga Bargehaulers) Ilya Repin 1873 ________________________ Burlaki is probably the most famous work by Repin, and it is probably the most famous Russian painting in the West. I fear …

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“Leo Tolstoy working at the round table, 1891 #repin #realism”