Photo credit: Ilya Efimovich Repin. "The Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish sultan." From the collection of the State Russian Museum / ru.wikipedia.org (Public domain)
The exhibition of paintings by Ilya Repin opens on Friday, March 19, in the capital of Finland, the website Museums of Russia reports. The public is invited to admire the works of the great Russian artist at the Ateneum Art Museum. The Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Bakhrushin Theater Museum, and other public and private collections took part in the preparation for the exposition.
About 100 paintings were brought to Helsinki for the first time in more than 25 years. Finns are very fond of Repin's work, and Finland occupies a special place in the artist's life. He spent almost 15 years at his Penaty estate, which was located on the territory of the then Grand Duchy of Finland. During this time, Ilya Repin donated his works to the Ateneum, as well as the works of other artists: Polenov, Serov, Shishkin.
The exhibition will feature some of the most famous historical paintings and portraits of major cultural figures of their time, as well as works by the artist from the Athenaeum collection.
The exhibition will run in Helsinki until the end of summer, and then move to Paris, where it can be seen from October 5 to January 23.
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