Ivan Kramskoi
- 1837–1887
- 19th century
- Russia
- Realism
Kramskoi paints penetrating, sober portraits and quiet religious subjects with restrained realism. Look for dignified figures, dark backgrounds and a searching psychological gaze.
Ivan Kramskoi (1837–1887) was a painter from Russia, associated with Realism.
A mid-19th-century turn to everyday life and ordinary working people, painted honestly and without idealization. Realism →
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