Ilya Repin (a Ukrainian born realist painter who used his position in the European arts to elevate Russia on the international stage) completed this barefoot portrait of his friend in 1901 from a visit to Yasnaya Polyana ten years prior. Repin is quoted as saying No matter how this giant humbles himself or covers his mighty body in mortal rags, the...
Ilya Repin (a Ukrainian born realist painter who used his position in the European arts to elevate Russia on the international stage) completed this barefoot portrait of his friend in 1901 from a visit to Yasnaya Polyana ten years prior.
Repin is quoted as saying No matter how this giant humbles himself or covers his mighty body in mortal rags, the Zeus in him always shines through.
Measures 7 x 11” w/ corner loss and thumb creases. Captioned Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy in Cyrillic bottom margin.