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The Unknown by Ivan Kramskoy
At the end of the 1860s, in the period when the Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions was born, a curious incident occurred in the workshop of Artel of artists. He is described by I. E. Repin in the book “Far near”: “One morning, on Sunday, I came to Kramskoy … From a troika-sleigh that arrived, a group of artel artists-artists with cold frost on fur coats fell into the house beautiful woman I was just dumbfounded by this wondrous face, the height and all proportions of the black-eyed… In the general turmoil, chairs quickly boomed, easels moved, and the general hall quickly turned into a study class. Continue reading
social activity gradually
supposedly saved
tense in mood
could not recover
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most picturesque places
natural principle
masters saw in reality
creative response
studios were located
picture telling
master worked
huge cycle of murals
henceforth become
monuments of the city’s
surpass in this respect
products painted
thus emphasizing
naming the artistic
technique of oil painting
distinguished by its mannerism
direct observations
easel paintings
outlines of buildings
painters from England
statue was created
aspiring artist
constant companions
ambassador to Greece
remarkable monument
linear perspective
variety of color
especially outstanding
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inhuman tension.
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uniquely individual
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