Ilya
Repin (1844-1930) was a leading figure of realism representing modern Russian
painting.He was born as a colonial soldier’s son in the
village of Chuguev, Ukraine. After the entrance into the Academy of Arts
in St. Petersburg, he gradually distinguished himself by winning first prize
and the qualification of the 6-year scholarship studying abroad in Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter.
Barge Haulers on the Volga painted in 1873 had shown the name of “Ilya Repin” to Europe. This painting
was exhibited at Vienna World Exposition and collected spotlights.
After that, he studied in European each place, and it is one of his achievements
that introduce the first Impressionists Exhibition he witnessed in Paris
to hometown Russia.
However, after going back in
1876, a conflict came to be seen in works of Repin in interval with European
modernism and the Russian social reality.
The European great master who
ever watched it by Hermitage Imperial House collection took the conquest and,
in particular, works of Rembrandt played a big role and can watch the feature
everywhere. Under such a background, he created great historical painting that stimulated
the spirit of the Russian people, as well as portraits of people of culture.
Although He was hit by the
misfortune in which a right hand stopped almost moving in the later years, he
still continued painting a picture with the left hand. As if to prove that it
is eyes to be important for a painter.
This exhibition is the first full-scale retrospective of Repin in Japan,
including 57 oil paintings and 42 drawings in a broad range of categories
spanning his early to late years. The works to be exhibited are from the
collection of The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the center of Russian
art, which owns the largest Repin collection in the world.
©The State Tretyakov Gallery
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【Date and Place】
4 August - 8 October, 2012
The Bunakmura Museum of Art
Organized by
Bunkamura
16 October - 24 December, 2012
Hamamatsu Municipal Museum
of Art
Organized by
Hamamatsu City
Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art
The Chunichi Shimbun
SHIZUOKA TELECASTING Co., Ltd.
16 February - 30 March, 2013
Himeji City Museum of Art
Organized by
Himeji City Museum of Art
The Kobe Shimbun
16 April - 26 May, 2013
The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
Organized by
The Museum of Modern Art,
Kamakura ＆ Hayama
[For all the venues above]
Patronized by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation
Ministry of Culture of the Russian
Federation
Russian Federation Agency for Cooperation
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Japan
Organizing Committee of Russian Culture Festival
Cooperated by
Japan Airlines
Coordinated by
Art Impression
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