Ilya RepinUkrainian, 1844–1930Какой простор. (Эскиз)
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Where is “Какой простор. (Эскиз)” now? Collection: Scientific-research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg. Unknown.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- П-70
In the catalog
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia
- Image: Scientific-research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts — © Музей Российской академии художеств · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
In the life of Ilya Repin
The whole life1900–1930 · Residence
Repino
1900–1930
Wednesdays at Penaty: Chaliapin, Gorky, Mayakovsky
The estate was eccentric: a studio under a pyramidal lantern roof, a landscape garden with a “Pushkin alley”, a multicoloured Egyptian-style music kiosk and a telescope looking over the Gulf of Finland. Repin gave vegetarian breakfasts, a habit taken from Tolstoy, and lavish Wednesday receptions attended by Chaliapin, Gorky, Glazunov, Kuprin, Polenov, Brodsky, Fechin, Mayakovsky, Rozanov and Bekhterev.
1905
The 1905 revolution: “the year of disaster and shame”
The repression of the popular demonstrations before the Winter Palace in 1905 disillusioned Repin: he called it “the year of disaster and shame”, took part in protests against bloodshed, made sketches of troops firing on a peaceful demonstration, and resigned his teaching post at the Academy to concentrate on painting.
