Portrait of Yuri Repin against the background of the Bay of Naples
Repin Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930)
1894
Repin Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930)
Portrait of Yuri Repin against the background of the Bay of Naples
1894
178 х 91 cm
Oil on canvas
The portrait was created in Naples during Repin’s journey with his son to Europe in 1893-1894. The reason for the trip together with his son Repin explained: "Yurko could not beat the languages at school. I tried very hard, even a boy got sick. Then I took him from a real school, took him abroad, drove him around foreign lands, and the boy got stronger after that".
Portrait of Yuri Repin against the background of the Bay of Naples
1894
178 х 91 cm
Oil on canvas
The portrait was created in Naples during Repin’s journey with his son to Europe in 1893-1894. The reason for the trip together with his son Repin explained: "Yurko could not beat the languages at school. I tried very hard, even a boy got sick. Then I took him from a real school, took him abroad, drove him around foreign lands, and the boy got stronger after that".