Russian Art
Kramskoi, I. N.
"Portrait of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin". 1880
Notes: Portrait of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898), painter
This memorable portrait of his renowned fellow painter Ivan Shishkin (see ImageBase) is a wonderfully realized example of Ivan Kramskoi's talent for portraiture. The tilted head of the artist is alive with an inquisitive expression of unusual subtlety, and the colors and shadows of the sitter's hair and beard are meticulously rendered.
