Source: China – South China Morning PostAn exhibition of works by Ilya Repin – the realist painter at the centre of a culture war between Moscow and Kyiv – has opened in Beijing as part of an exchange series between China and Russia.
A collection of 48 oil paintings and 44 sketches by Repin (1844-1930), one of the most renowned 19th-century artists in the Russian Empire, is on show at the National Museum of China.
The exhibition – titled “Ilya Repin: Encyclopedia of Russian Life” – will run until mid-January as part of the 2024-25…Read More