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Writers in Art: Ivan Turgenev

Posted on January 14, 2014 by maedez

Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874

Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874

Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Repin, 1874

“I don’t see why it’s impossible to express everything that’s on one’s mind.”-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

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awoni3 on January 14, 2014 at 5:50 pm said:

Repin is a true master, I love his Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan. Wonderful quote too.

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- maedez on January 14, 2014 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  Yes, he is. His paintings always grab and hold my attention. Turgenev looks so commanding in his Repin portraits.
  
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The Fashion Huntress on January 15, 2014 at 8:28 am said:

I remember reading Fathers and Sons in college and really loving it-

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