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Writers in Art: Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901

Posted on February 16, 2014 by maedez

Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901.

Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901

Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901.

6 thoughts on “Writers in Art: Leo Tolstoy Barefoot by Ilya Repin, 1901”

Juliette Kings on February 16, 2014 at 11:10 am said:

This is so lovely.

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- maedez on February 17, 2014 at 3:04 pm said:
  
  I think so, too. I love Ilya Repin.
  
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scottnavicky on February 16, 2014 at 11:44 am said:

Great painting! I really enjoy Repin’s work.

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- maedez on February 17, 2014 at 3:05 pm said:
  
  I love his work, especially his writer portraits.
  
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silverscreenings on February 17, 2014 at 8:52 pm said:

Have you inducted Tolstoy into the bearded gentlemen club? (I forget.)

This painting is striking. I want that shirt.

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- maedez on February 19, 2014 at 10:29 am said:
  
  No, but he is actually next up!
  
  I love Ilya Repin’s paintings of literary folk. I believe this is the third I’ve featured here.
  
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