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I can not tell random finds:
Recently, looking through the recently acquired two volumes, edited by IE Grabar and I. S. Zilberstein series "Artistic heritage, Repin Academy of Science of the USSR, Moscow-Leningrad, 1948. I ran into a familiar "curse" portrait of the summer auction Sotheby's, which I personally och.nravitsya.
I quote excerpts from the article scan Zilberstein "New page Repin's career.
Not for the sake of дискусии of scenic qualities (it is clear that the creativity of Repin's not innovative, not now in fashion), as well as an argument in favor of the presence in the collection.

"Now we have learned about the existence of another outstanding work created by Repin at the same time. This is a portrait of his daughter Nadia, written in Paris on February 12, 1876 .."
" ... VF Levy assesses the scenic quality of this product is very high and calls it a" masterpiece. "Masterfully, in his words, written in blue dress, perfectly molded baby's head. Unfortunately, the picture is so perfect that it is not broadcasts, even a small degree the charm of the original. "

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all the charm of the original

and to me more on Omena like ...

Tit, no offense only!

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Tit, no offense only!

Let Levy is offended.
And as for the appearance of the child in the article reads:

"... Nadia was just a year and four months, when Repin wrote this sketch (bottom right on the canvas the inscription: "1876. Feb. 12. Paris»). Nevertheless, the artist managed to convey in his eyes the child mentally unstable which eventually led Nadia to the quiet insanity. Perhaps it is this reason that Repin never showed Etude outsiders. The portrait of a girl wearing a hard standing on legs (legs are not visible) and with splayed handles - in a typical pose of a child , started walking only recently ..."

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the artist managed to convey in the view of the child mental imbalance, which eventually led to the quiet Nadia insanity

and easy way. when she grew up, she was terribly treated his father so that he could and guessed long ago its essence.

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Do not know (yet) of the background, but apparently - it is not the essence, and illness.
Well, that speech, guess what - only probably not guessed, and he saw it and handed in their work. Maybe it was not suggesting some kind of deviation of the psyche.

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Originally Posted by Titmouse
all the charm of the original

Well, of course, the charm of "original", and not because there was a model: D

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Bravo, Tit! Research temperament.

A modern eye, ravaged by the horrors of poppy in the spirit of The Hands Resist Him and Hollywood horror movies, all they see caricatures some psychoanalytic pitfalls. With regard to beauty products - Velasquez something is not forbidden him los truhanes or Ribera his Cripple?

Repin, of course, blame an honor. Become so advanced and sophisticated. But to understand where the bad, which is good - it is difficult and boring.
Portrait of something good. Enough to live to see ..
Ilya Efimych then lived in Paris, saw a lot. In 1876, there was what interested the artist. Not only the faith (see link to the monograph Zilberstein), Nadia, too, from Manet got a lot, well, from the Spaniards, while beloved by the French, respectively.
Black background - brilliance - a complex, deep, blue - both piercing and noble. His face is easily written in a few brush strokes. Then somehow he walked away from this ease, the revolutionary democrats weak head zadurili and ecstatic advance the public, but in the best (usually unnecessary) things - a great artist.

New owner can only applaud. Here, for the name, of course, uplocheno (not the latest in Russian culture), but for the painting - a must!
Well, elegant and impeccable provenance - a bonus.

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Remarkably subtle analysis of Repin's art gave Alexander Benois in his book "History of Russian Painting in the XIX century.

Some passages here:

"Repin not turns out to be a great artist, how many, to whom he was dear, when he wanted something to see. He's not the healthy and simple realist what he appeared in the old days in comparison with his colleagues - does no longer just a healthy and realistic . On the contrary, he is probably some over-sided, inaccurate and superficial "teacher", always strove to express his opinion on the latest gossip. In fact, he despised the very painting, least of all drew attention to the inner meaning of colors and lines .

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At the road shows we studied life, and in these lessons the most precious, the most desirable and light word we always seemed to last creature Repin. This word appeared and then there is usually some unsaid, crude, but these shortcomings were recovered amazing passion and fascination of execution. Sometimes we, however, embarrassed, and some inconsistency, some accidental, episodic Repin in choosing their subjects. But this is only because we were willing to ignore that they were convinced: the main words Repin ahead ...

... Approximate, lack of thought - indeed the most appropriate word to describe the Repin painting. And toward the content and direction of performance, it is approximate, lack of thought. Repin, gentle man, with a gentle, but inconstant heart, with a bright mind, develop, however, is not deep and not high, but somehow in width. Impressionability had a large, but not tenacious, not strong. In this powerful athlete, as it is strange, a lot feminine: delicate, soft, but wrong, unstable. He is like a woman loves life forever, as a woman of fashion, changing their attitude to it, fascinated, and very passionate, external glitter effects, frank, sincere, but it hurts often changing his view on everything. Had he lived in another time, a simpler, more clear, in which affected to a certain, unchanging passion for the beauty of life - all these features would have been to him only in favor. With his enormous talent that has the strength and scale really have much in common with the great Spanish painters of the Netherlands and the XVII century, this sensibility, this love for the exterior would support him in continuing the enthusiasm of life, would cause him to concentrate all their efforts on to rescue the of life the secret of its charm, would send him on a purely pictorial task, in which the force Repin could manifest itself in full splendor. Then Repin gave to Russian art that is most needed Russian art - the beauty of art, high scenic charms of beauty!

... For all the importance of Repin in the history of Russian art, of course, enormous. Among slavishly humble before the literature, in the picturesque same for his feeble lisp Wanderers vigorously, passionately painted paintings make a strong and artistic impression. They are not as good as could be, but they are infinitely higher than anything that has been done since Kiprensky to our days. The strength of his talent is so great that it is still apparent with astonishing power and, despite all the obstacles that lay in the conditions of time and in the personality Repin. Repin's paintings nevertheless true picture: the stories, the lessons embedded in them, knocked down, spoil, but does not destroy the true artistic impression. Repin is quite lively, vital, and if not "great", then good, great, nice artist. If not for him, all peredvizhnicheskoe it would have passed unnoticed. Peredvizhniki won the Academy, but Repin have the force of his talent the way forward to the scenic beauty. "

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Bravo, Tit! Research temperament.

Thank you, friend!
Your temperament - I see - a little more mine. Very poznavatelno.Takie reviews but these people (I mean Benoit) are expensive.
But something was not more in the last auction Repin this to please. This is a pity.

Yes, and what have you for your avatar? Spooky kind. Where do you Delhi tender your portrait? This piece of modern art?