It's About Time: Off to Russia - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin 1844-1930

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Off to Russia - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin 1844-1930

1 Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Tatyana Stepanovna Repina, the Artist’s Mother 1867

Ukranian-born Ilya Yefimovich Repin (Russian: Илья́ Ефи́мович Ре́пин, Ukrainian: Ілля Юхимович Рєпін) was a leading Russian painter & sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school, who dedicated much of his work to his native area, the Ukraine. His realistic works often expressed psychological depth while exposing the tensions within the existing social order. Around the time of his death in 1930, a Repin cult developed, where he was held up as a model "progressive" & "realist" often imitated by "Socialist Realist" artists in the USSR.

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) The Artist’s Wife 1882

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) The Artist's Daughter

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Vera Repina, the Artist’s Daughter

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Reading Girl 1878

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Vera Ilyinichna Repina, the Artist’s Daughter 1899

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Sophia Mikhailovna Dragomirova, General Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov’s Daughter

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Pianist of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory Sophie Menter

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Actress Maria Fyodorovna Andreyeva

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Countess Mara Konstantinovna Oliv

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Painter Elizabeta Nikolayevna Zvantseva 1879

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Pianist Louise de Mercy-Argenteau

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Philanthropist Olga Sergeyevna Aleksandrova-Heinz

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Princess Maria Klavdievna Tenisheva, Patron of the Arts

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Tatiana Lvovna Tolstaya

Repin - Ilya o Iliá Yefímovich Repin (Russian-born artist, 1844-1930) Self Portrait 1887

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On March 4, 2011, Emile de Bruijn of the National Trust in the UK, wrote on his blog "Treasure Hunt" of making history & art available to all: "Traditionally art history has been inherently elitist & exclusive, both socially & intellectually. Art tended to be commissioned by the upper classes. Connoisseurship was seen as a superior, refined skill & the products of art-historical scholarship were guarded almost as fiercely as the art itself."

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On February 7, 2017, Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced a new policy: all images of public-domain artworks in the Museum's collection are now available for free & unrestricted use. "We have been working toward the goal of sharing our images with the public for a number of years. Our comprehensive & diverse museum collection spans 5,000 years of world culture & our core mission is to be open & accessible for all who wish to study & enjoy the works of art in our care. Increasing access to the Museum’s collection & scholarship serves the interests & needs of our 21C audiences by offering new resources for creativity, knowledge, & ideas."