1901-1907
Холст, масло 35,0x42,5
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Also as Repin, another Great Russian artist Vasily Surikov came to Samara many times to be treated by "kumiss" (mare's milk). Some works in the collection by Surikov are sketches for the painting "March of Suvorov through the Alps" ("Suvorov's soldier", 1898), "Stepan Razin" (three works, among them - "A Persian", 1902), "Visiting princess nunnery "(" Head of the Princess ", 1910). The artist's creative manner underwent changes during the turn of the centuries: it brightens colors, flattens the volumes in an effort to keep up with the trends of contemporary art. In this case, his work clearly shows a special decorative Surikov's "chromaticity."