Ilya Repin

Ilya Yefimovich Repin (Russian: Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пинcode: ru is deprecated ; Ukrainian: Ілля́ Єфи́мович Рéпін , 5 August [O.S. 24 July] 1844 – 29 September 1930) was an important Russian painter and sculptor.

Ilya Repin
Self-portrait, 1878
Born	August 5 [O.S. 24 July] 1844 Russian Empire
Died	September 29, 1930(1930-09-29) (aged 68) Finland
Nationality	Ukrainian
Field	Painting

Biography

Repin was born in a village near Kharkiv, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine). He came from a poor family.

Repin first learned to paint from an icon painter. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg. Later, he became a professor of painting at the same academy. He is best known for his paintings of scenes from Russian history and his portraits.

Ilya Repin Media

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  Photograph of Repin by Rentz and Schrader, 1900

• "Students studying for an exam at the Academy of the Arts" (1864) (State Russian Museum)

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  Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870–1873); Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg

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  Early study, Storm on the Volga (1873) (State Russian Museum)

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  Resurrection of the Daughter of Jairus (1874)

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  A novelty seller in Paris (1873) (Tretyakov Gallery)

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  A Paris cafe (1875) (Museum of Avant-Garde Art, Moscow)

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  Sadko (1876), Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

• Procesión de Pascua en la región de Kursk, por Iliá Repin.jpg

  Religious Procession in Kursk Province (1880–1883; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)