Russian Realisms. Literature and Painting, 1840–1890, Paperback/Molly Brunson

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... Publisher: Cornell University Press Author(s): Molly Brunson Number of pages: 277 Collection: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Publication date: 2016 Dimensions: 156 x 228 x 15 Cover type: Paperback / softback