Ilya Repin is the most prominent painter in the XVIII century Russian realism. He had a gift of a strong talent. The Artist studied at the Petersburg Academy of Arts from 1864 to 1871. On a scholarship from the Academy, Repin lived and worked in Paris, becoming a member of the Academy. He spent one year living in Moscow but moved to St Petersburg in 1882.
1878-1882 Repin was a member of S.Mammontov's Abramtsevo Art Circle and a member of the Itinerants. He was a professor of art at the Academy and became its director in 1898-1899. Ilya Repin also taught at the Princess M. Tenisheva studio-school.
Repin produced several lithographs, a huge number of drawings, landscapes, portraits, and historical paintings.
In 1900 Repin moved to his estate in the vicinity of Petersburg.
By 1901 He finished The Formal Session of the State Council of May7,1901,on the day of the Centenary of its Establishment. It was a grandiose design, the final canvas measures 400 x 877 cm! (157 x 345 inches) it was a government commission, so, in 1905 the painting was acquired from the artist. Now it's placed in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteRussian artists - russian art as a matter of fact - continue to be a bit forgoten when talking about fine art.
Even today, contemporary artists only recently started to be more seen at exhibits and galleries.
With a great tradition of classical studies, there are still lots of great things to be discovered.
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José