The Ilya Repin Exhibition; introduction and catalogue of the paintings
This 1921 catalogue, introduced by Christian Brinton and published in New York by Redfield-Kendrick-Odell, presents the paintings of the Russian artist Ilya Repin for an English-speaking audience interested in Russian painting. The plates are reproductions of his portrait studies, drawn or painted in loose, quick strokes with captions naming each sitter, and several bear handwritten dedications. A designer might take from them the economy of charcoal-like line, dark masses set against blank paper, and the way a short inscription sits beside a figure.
