Who painted “N. A. Nekrasov in the Period of ‘The Last Songs’”?

“N. A. Nekrasov in the Period of ‘The Last Songs’” was painted by Ivan Kramskoi in 1877. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

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Ivan Kramskoi: penetrating, psychological portraits and contemplative figures; restrained colour and intense faces.

Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (8 June 1837 – 5 April 1887) was a Russian Realist painter and art critic. One of the most prominent artisans during Tsar Alexander II's reign, he is remembered as co-founding member and public frontman of the Peredvizhniki movement. Wikipedia

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