Ilya Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) was not only a talented painter, a master of portrait and historical canvases, a teacher, teacher, rector of the Academy of Arts, but also a bright memoirist. According to K. I. Chukovsky, “Repin had two talents, and one – in his rich capabilities – was not lower than the other.” The real edition includes the artist’s memoirs about contemporaries, which included in his book “Far close”, which was first published in 1937. This is a brilliant essay about the sculptor Antokolsky, painters Semiradsky, Ge, Kuindzhi, Maximov, Serov, criticism of V.V. Stasov, classics of Russian literature V. M. Garshin and L. N. Tolstoy. Written by a lively, original language, the book will be a fascinating reading for the widest circle of readers.
Author
Repin Ilya Efimovich
Publisher
Ig Lenizdat, 2014
Series
Lenizza-classic
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