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1863–1871 · Education

Imperial Academy of Arts

1863–1871

Kramskoi — mentor — and the artists’ artel

Repin regarded Ivan Kramskoi as his direct mentor: he was at home in the artists’ artel Kramskoi founded, showed him his student sketches and listened to his advice. After Kramskoi’s death he wrote recollections in which he called him his teacher.

1872

Tretyakov comes to Repin’s studio

Hearing of the material brought back from the Volga, Pavel Tretyakov came to the St Petersburg studio himself, studied the sketches on the walls for a long time and chose two — the portraits of a watchman and a pedlar — halving the price. Later, in Moscow, the business relationship grew into friendship: they exchanged notes, argued and suggested ideas to one another.

23 February 1872

Venchaniye s Veroy Shevtsovoy

Вместо свадебного путешествия — деловые поездки: Москва на открытие «Славянского базара», затем этюды в Нижнем Новгороде. Брак продлился пятнадцать лет, родилось четверо детей.

1873

“Barge Haulers on the Volga” at the Vienna World Exhibition

Shown at the Vienna International Exposition, “Barge Haulers on the Volga” brought Repin his first international attention, and the Academy’s grant allowed him a long journey — through Austria and Italy to Paris.

April 1873 – 1876

Pensionerskaya poyezdka: Vena, Italy, Paris

Посетив Вену, Венецию, Флоренцию, Рим и Неаполь, осел на год в Париже (мастерская на Rue Véron). К концу поездки начал признавать импрессионистов, выделяя Мане; под его влиянием написано «Парижское кафе».