Category Archives: Realism

Barge Haulers on the Volga 1870 by Ilya Repin

Ilya Repin was Russia's greatest art masters in the late 19th century. Barge Haulers on the Volga was his masterpiece which depicted the barge haulers on the Volga. On the composition of the picture, he used the beach topography and the … Continue reading

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The Vladimir Road by Isaac Levitan

The Vladimir Road is a landscape masterpiece created by Russia-based painter Isaak Levitan who was well-recognized for his endless pursuit of beauty of nature. In Isaac Levitan paintings, he depicted the sublime aspects of nature, spiritualized the shape and condition of … Continue reading

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The Belleli Family by Edgar Degas

The Belleli Family, a portrait of a family created by Edgar Degas in his mid-twenties, who is well-recognized for his ballerinas, horse racing, and paintings of the Paris social scene. This Edgar Degas painting was not shown publicly until when all … Continue reading

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March 1895 by Isaac Levitan

In 1890s, more and more people required Russian movement against autocracy and social progressives were unusually more active. In the last ten years of this life, Levitan painting style also changed and his works were full of vigor and the … Continue reading

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Birches Forest Edge by Russia Painter Isaac Levitan

Birches Forest Edge was also translated Betula Forests, which was the name of a realistic landscape painting created by the Russia painter Levitan (1860-1900) in 1888. Now it is collected in the Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow's Tretyakov. In … Continue reading

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Realism Art: Krestny Khod Religious Procession In Kursk Gubernia by Ilya Repin

Through the vast mass procession, Ilya Repin described all levels of Russian society and all kinds of characters. The central figure in the oil painting was the female landlord wearing a headscarf and holding the icon. Next to her were the … Continue reading

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Painting Style on The Gleaners 1857 by Jean Francois Millet

The Gleaners is the masterpiece of Millet that can best represent his painting style, which did not show any dramatic scenes, but just depicted people picking up the remaining wheat from the ground after the fall harvest. The body of The … Continue reading

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Barge Haulers On The Volga

The world famous painting Barge Haulers On The Volga is the representative work of Repin. And it was also one of the outstanding representatives of realistic painting that made Ilya Repin become famous. The painting showed: under the hot summer, in a long barren beach, … Continue reading

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Bather At the Source By Gustave Courbet

The Source(Bather At the Source) was made in 1868, which measured 128 x 97 cm. Now it is preserved in Orsay Museum located in Paris, France. This painting was a rebellion against The Source by  Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres  and also the rebellion … Continue reading

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Introduction to The Stone Breakers By Gustave Courbet

    The Stone Breakers  completed in 1849 was an important representative work of Courbet, which was one of the representative works of realism. In this painting measuring 160 × 259 cm, the painter highlighted two stone breakers. One old … Continue reading

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