Annual Spring Exhibition of Works by Teachers of I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture

The annual spring exhibition at the Academy Museum in St. Petersburg showcases over 150 paintings, graphic and sculptural works by teachers of I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. The tradition of holding such exhibitions dates from 1897 when the first show took place in the halls of the Imperial Academy of Arts.

On display were new works by artists, especially young painters including those who did not belong to the academic school. They were of unquestionable artistic merits and had never been exhibited to the public before. The initiator of such annual exhibitions was Arkhip Kuindzhy. In 1918 the tradition was broken and was revived only in the April of 1996 due to the efforts of teachers of the painting department of I. Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

Today’s exhibitions featuring exclusively recent works by teachers of I. Repin Institute who are engaged in the day-to-day running of this prestigious institution provide visitors with a good opportunity to view the current achievements of the Russian academic school.






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