The year 2019 marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Ilya Repin, the largest painter of the second half of the XIX century, whose name is associated with the establishment and flourishing of realism in the national fine arts.

The exhibition in Benois Wing of the Russian Museum includes works from the Russian Museum, the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Ateneum Art Museum (Finland), the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Repin Museum-Estate ?Penaty?, the Abramtsevo Museum-Reserve and other museum and private collections.

The exhibition features more than 250 paintings and graphic works: recognized masterpieces by the master and his little-known works, as well as memorial items related to the life and work of the artist.

More about the exhibition: Ilya Repin. 175th anniversary.