Ilya RepinUkrainian, 1844–1930Больной мальчик
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Scientific-research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 29, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- П-149
Sources
- The State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Scientific-research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts — © Музей Российской академии художеств · Госкаталог музейного фонда РФ
Meanwhile, in the life of Ilya Repin
The whole life1900–1930 · Residence
Repino
1900–1930
Wednesdays at Penaty: Chaliapin, Gorky, Mayakovsky
The estate was eccentric: a studio under a pyramidal lantern roof, a landscape garden with a “Pushkin alley”, a multicoloured Egyptian-style music kiosk and a telescope looking over the Gulf of Finland. Repin gave vegetarian breakfasts, a habit taken from Tolstoy, and lavish Wednesday receptions attended by Chaliapin, Gorky, Glazunov, Kuprin, Polenov, Brodsky, Fechin, Mayakovsky, Rozanov and Bekhterev.
1916
“Far and Near”: a book with Chukovsky’s help
In 1916 Repin worked on his book of reminiscences, “Far and Near”, with the assistance of Korney Chukovsky.
1917
Finland breaks away: Penaty ends up abroad
Repin welcomed the February Revolution, but after October he was appalled by the violence and terror the Bolsheviks unleashed. Finland, and with it Penaty, declared independence, the border was closed, and he refused to return to Russia — he remained in forced emigration for the rest of his life.
1919
Donates his collection to the Finnish National Gallery
In 1919 he gave the Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki his collection of works by Russian artists and works of his own; in 1920 artistic circles in Finland held celebrations in his honour.
1920 · Award
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
