Artwork

In the early 1880s, Repin met Garshin, an acclaimed writer who shared his concern for contemporary political and social problems. Repin made several portraits in this decade of artists in his orbit in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The rich tonal contrasts and lush brushwork are indebted to art he saw while studying in Paris. Four years after this picture was painted, Garshin, scarred by the suicides of his father and brother and his own mental illness, threw himself down a stairwell and died.

Modest Mussorgsky, by Ilya Repin

The Surgeon Evgueni Vasilievich Pavlov in the Operating Theater, by Ilya Repin

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, By Ilya Repin

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV, by Ilya Repin

The wall of Pere Lachaise Cemetery commemorating the Paris Commune, by Ilya Repin

Ceremonial Sitting of the State Council on 7 May 1901 Marking the Centenary of its Foundation, by Ilya Repin

Repin's family on a turf bench, by Ilya Repin

Portrait of Sophia Dragomirova, by Ilya Repin

Portrait of a daughter, by Ilya Repin

Good Neighbours (or Gossip), by John William Waterhouse

The Magic Circle, by John William Waterhouse

Mariamne Leaving the Judgement Seat of Herod, by John William Waterhouse

The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse

Ulysses and the Sirens, by John William Waterhouse

An Out-of-Doors Study, by John Singer Sargent

Fishing for Oysters at Cançale, by John Singer Sargent

Venetian onion seller, by John Singer Sargent

Capri Girl, by John Singer Sargent