Russian Realisms: Literature and Painting, 1840-1890

One fall evening in 1880, Russian painter Ilya Repin welcomed an unexpected visitor to his home: Lev Tolstoy. The renowned realists talked for hours, and Tolstoy turned his critical eye to the sketches in Repin's studio. Tolstoy's criticisms would later prompt Repin to reflect on the question of creative expression and conclude that the path to...

• | By (Author): Molly Brunson (Author)
• | Publisher: Cornell University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 10, 2016
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0875807380
• | ISBN-13: 9780875807386