Russian realisms: literature and painting, 1840–1890
Auteur :
Brunson, Molly
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875807386
Date de publication :
10 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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...