Ilya Repin, 'Study of an Old Man', 1878
About the work
Overview
In 1876 after three years in Paris, Repin returned to his birthplace of Chuguyev in the Ukraine, where he painted a number of peasant portraits and everyday subjects. A famous example of the former is his 'Peasant with the Evil Eye' of 1877 (Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery). This study probably formed part of the same series.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Study of an Old Man
- Artist
- Ilya Repin
- Artist dates
- 1844 - 1930
- Date made
- 1878
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 88.3 × 67.9 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed; Dated
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Peter Provatoroff 1964
- Inventory number
- L726
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Peter Provatoroff 1964, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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