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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
statue was created
creative response
could not recover
introduction of an orange-red
constant companions
masters saw in reality
most picturesque places
inhuman tension.
supposedly saved
master worked
uniquely individual
drew themes from these albums
henceforth become
tense in mood
distinguished by its mannerism
naming the artistic
especially outstanding
remarkable monument
hands he held
huge cycle of murals
makes several
technique of oil painting
painters from England
studios were located
products painted
picture telling
joyful beauty
direct observations
where every wave
beautiful and majestic
figures are graceful
ambassador to Greece
aspiring artist
natural principle
surpass in this respect
linear perspective
monuments of the city’s
most popular
social activity gradually
easel paintings
years of reaction
Mexican graphic until
outlines of buildings
thus emphasizing
variety of color



