Portrait of Anton Rubinstein by Ilya Repin - 1887 State Russian Museum Portrait of Anton Rubinstein by Ilya Repin - 1887 State Russian Museum

Portrait of Anton Rubinstein

oil on canvas •
  • Ilya Repin - August 5, 1844 - Spetember 29, 1930 Ilya Repin 1887

This beautiful example of Russian art can be seen until 9 March 2020 at the State Russian Museum's exhibition, Ilya Repin. To the 175th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth. If you're in St. Petersburg, don't miss it!

Among Repin's masterpieces is a dynamic portrait of Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), a leading Russian pianist and composer who founded the St Petersburg Conservatory and often performed in Western Europe and the United States.

"An interesting head, like a lion," Repin wrote about him to V. V. Stasov, a well-known art and music critic, with whom the artist listened to concerts under the baton of Rubinstein many times. Here you can listen to his music.  : )

See you tomorrow! 

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