Russian artists

Ilya Repin was a master Russian artist who was known for his dramatic and evocative portrait paintings. Here are 21 of his most stunning portraits.

Italian art, medieval Russian painting and the avant-garde of the 20th century mixed in the work of the distinctive artist Andrei Remnev.

Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939) was a notable Russian artist of the impressionist, art nouveau and realism periods, and a prominent theatre designer and writer. #drawpaintacademy.com

A Russian peasant

With 3 million followers, Russian Lolita Ellen Sheidlin is a star on Instagram but also an edgy fashion icon and fascinating artist.

Isaac Levitan – Russian Master of Landscape Painting. Isaac Levitan (1860 - 1900) was a master Russian painter known mostly for his remarkable and diverse landscapes. He is one of the first artists I look to whenever I am in need of landscape painting inspiration. In this post, I take a closer look at his life and art. #drawpaintacademy

Konstantin Somov (1869-1939)

Despite the sunny, uplifting feel of this famous painting, something sinister lies beneath.

"The face and soul of man, the drama of life, the impressions of nature, its life and meaning, the spirit of history—these are our themes," wrote Repin, who was celebrated as a master even during his own lifetime. His works reflect Russian art’s main ideological and formal aspirations in the second half of the 19th century.