İvan Kramskoy, 1837 – 1887

İvan Kramskoy Paintings: The 100 Most Famous Works, Ranked

İvan Kramskoy's most famous painting is Bir Kadın Portresi, in the Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova. With Çölde İsa and Christ in the Wilderness, it completes the three works everyone recognises. Our catalogue lists 109 works by İvan Kramskoy; the 100 below are the ones the world looks at most, each with its year, the museum that holds it and why it matters.

Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated Ekim 2026. Every masterpiece on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, at the size you choose.

Portrait of İvan Kramskoy
İvan Kramskoy · 1837 – 1887
Born · died
1837 – 1887, Ostrogojsk
Movement
Realism
Works in our catalogue
109
Most famous
Bir Kadın Portresi
Most works at
Tretyakov Galerisi

The 10 most famous İvan Kramskoy paintings

Bir Kadın Portresi by İvan Kramskoy
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Bir Kadın Portresi

Tuval Üzerine Yağlı Boya · Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova

tarafından yapılan Bir Kadın Portresi, bir genç kadınla kurulan sessiz ve içsel bir karşılaşma sunar. Yaklaşık 1885 yılına tarihlenen bu eser, eşsiz bir durgunluk anını yakalar. Konu, içsel bir tefekkür duygusuyla dışarıya bakarken, varlığı mekanı ağır ve düşünceli bir enerjiyle doldurur. Bu çalışma, bireyin iç dünyasının tuvalin yüzeyine baskı yapar gibi göründüğü bir karakter ve bakış incelemesidir.

Christ in the Wilderness by İvan Kramskoy
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Christ in the Wilderness

Oil On Canvas

The heavy silence of the desert hangs over Christ in the Wilderness, a profound religious painting that captures a moment of profound spiritual isolation. Created by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, the work emerges from the year 1872. It presents a scene of deep contemplation, where the weight of the divine meets the stark reality of the physical world. The figure of Christ sits amidst a desolate landscape, caught in…

Portrait of a Woman (1885) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of a Woman

1885 · Oil On Canvas · Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova

The gaze of the sitter in Portrait of a Woman meets the viewer with a quiet, unsettling strength. Painted by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, this work captures a moment of profound stillness. Though the title suggests a specific person, she remains a mystery to history. She is widely recognized as an unknown subject, a woman whose identity remains veiled by time and the artist's own silence. This sense of…

Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna (1881) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna

1881 · Oil On Canvas · Hermitaj Müzesi, Saint Petersburg

The Empress Maria Feodorovna sits in a quiet, commanding stillness, her figure emerging from a dark, indistinct background that pushes her presence into the immediate space of the viewer. She is draped in a gown of luminous whites and creams, the fabric heavy with the weight of silk and the delicate, intricate textures of fine lace. A deep crimson sash cuts across her torso, providing a sharp, singular contrast to…

Portrait of a Girl (1870) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of a Girl

1870 · Oil On Canvas

In the realm of nineteenth-century Russian Realism, few works capture the delicate intersection of innocence and burgeoning intellect as poignantly as Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy’s Portrait of a Girl. Painted in 1870, this masterpiece transcends a mere physical likeness, offering instead a window into a soul caught in the quiet transition of childhood. The subject, presented within an elegant oval frame that evokes the intimacy of a cherished heirloom, sits with…

Portrait of the Banker Yevgeny Lamansky (1886) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of the Banker Yevgeny Lamansky

1886 · Oil On Canvas · Hermitaj Müzesi, Saint Petersburg

The oil portrait depicts Yevgeny Lamansky, an elderly man seated in a three-quarter length pose. He is positioned slightly off-center within a room defined by a desk and leather-bound books. The subject possesses prominent white mutton-chop whiskers and a smooth silk waistcoat beneath a heavy, dark suit. His hands are positioned near a desk, holding a pen and papers. The lighting originates from the upper left, casting shadows that define…

Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova (1867) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova

1867 · Oil On Canvas · Perm State Arts Gallery, Perm

In the quiet, commanding presence of Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy’s Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova, we encounter more than just a likeness; we enter a moment of frozen dignity from the heart of 1867 Russia. The painting serves as a masterful window into the mid-19th century, capturing the essence of a noblewoman whose very posture speaks of an era defined by rigid social hierarchies and refined elegance. As the viewer…

Portrait of the writer Y.F. Samarin (1878) by İvan Kramskoy
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Portrait of the writer Y.F. Samarin

1878 · Oil On Canvas · Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova

A dignified and somber realist portrait, this work captures a middle-aged man in a moment of quiet introspection. Positioned in a three-quarter length composition, the subject faces the viewer's right, yet his gaze meets the observer with a steady, penetrating clarity. The lighting is low-key, emerging from a shadowy, indistinct background to illuminate the face and a crisp white collar. This chiaroscuro effect creates a profound sense of three-dimensionality, pulling…

İvan Kramskoy, paintings 11 to 100

Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov (1876) by İvan Kramskoy
#14

Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov

1876 · Tretyakov Galerisi

The Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov is a painting by the artist Ivan Kramskoi. Created in 1876, this work captures the likeness of Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov. The oil on…

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Herodias (1885) by İvan Kramskoy
#33

Herodias

1885 · Tretyakov Galerisi

A somber psychological tension defines this oil on canvas, capturing the grim aftermath of a biblical execution. The composition centers on a seated woman, her gaze cast downward…

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Sergey Botkin (1881) by İvan Kramskoy
#34

Sergey Botkin

1881 · Tretyakov Galerisi

This realistic portrait of Sergey Botkin was painted by Ivan Kramskoi in 1881. It presents the subject in a three-quarter length view, capturing a sense of quiet authority…

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Arkhip Kuindzhi (1872) by İvan Kramskoy
#35

Arkhip Kuindzhi

1872 · Tretyakov Galerisi

This oil portrait by Ivan Kramskoi depicts the artist Arkhip Kuindzhi. Created in 1872, the work presents a bust-length view of the subject. The composition positions Kuindzhi slightly…

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Poet Apollon Maikov Fishing by İvan Kramskoy
#47

Poet Apollon Maikov Fishing

In the quiet intersection of nature and intellect, Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy’s Poet Apollon Maikov Fishing offers a profound window into the contemplative spirit of the nineteenth century. This…

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Bouquet of Flowers. Phlox (1884) by İvan Kramskoy
#50

Bouquet of Flowers. Phlox

1884 · Tretyakov Galerisi

In this quiet arrangement, we find Bouquet of Flowers. Phlox, a work created by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi. Painted in 1884, the piece offers a moment of…

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Self­Portrait 1 by İvan Kramskoy
#51

Self­Portrait 1

In the quiet intensity of Self-Portrait 1, we are not merely looking at a likeness, but peering into the very psyche of Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy, one of the…

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Water Nymphs (1871) by İvan Kramskoy
#56

Water Nymphs

1871 · Tretyakov Galerisi

The Water Nymphs painting by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy is a captivating piece of art that showcases the artist's skill in capturing the beauty of nature and the human…

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İvan Kramskoy's paintings by period

The subjects İvan Kramskoy painted most

The four subjects that return most often among these masterpieces, with the finest example of each.

Where to see İvan Kramskoy's paintings

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by İvan Kramskoy Paintings from this list
Tretyakov Galerisi, MoskovaTretyakov Galerisi Moskova 38 Bir Kadın Portresi, Çölde İsa, Portrait of a Woman
Hermitaj Müzesi, Saint PetersburgHermitaj Müzesi Saint Petersburg 6 Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, Portrait of the Banker Yevgeny Lamansky, Portrait of Count Frederick Maurice van Heiden
Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts, VoronezhKramskoy Museum of Fine Arts Voronezh 5 In the country. Siverskaya, Portrait of the Artist Konstantin Savitsky, Suburb of Paris. The Bois de Boulogne
Rusya Devlet Müzesi, St. PetersburgRusya Devlet Müzesi St. Petersburg 5 Portrait of the Publisher and Publicist Alexey Suvorin, Portrait of V. S. Solovyov, Mina Moiseyev
Perm State Arts Gallery, PermPerm State Arts Gallery Perm 2 Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova, Portrait of Roftopulo O.A.
Kiev National Picture Gallery, KyivKiev National Picture Gallery Kyiv 2 Mina moiseev
Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, YekaterinburgYekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts Yekaterinburg 1 Portrait of a Woman
Feodosia National Gallery I. K. Aivazovsky, FeodosiiaFeodosia National Gallery I. K. Aivazovsky Feodosiia 1 Portrait of I.K. Aivazovsky

İvan Kramskoy's most famous painting of each decade

  1. 1860s
    Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova (1867) by İvan Kramskoy
    No. 9 of 100

    Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova

    Age 23 – 32 · Perm State Arts Gallery

    In the quiet, commanding presence of Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy’s Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova, we encounter more than just a likeness; we enter a moment of frozen…

  2. 1870s
    Portrait of a Girl (1870) by İvan Kramskoy
    Rank 6 / 100

    Portrait of a Girl

    Age 33 – 42

    In the realm of nineteenth-century Russian Realism, few works capture the delicate intersection of innocence and burgeoning intellect as poignantly as Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoy’s Portrait of a Girl.…

  3. 1880s
    Portrait of a Woman (1885) by İvan Kramskoy
    #4 of 100

    Portrait of a Woman

    Age 43 – 50 · Tretyakov Galerisi

    The gaze of the sitter in Portrait of a Woman meets the viewer with a quiet, unsettling strength. Painted by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, this work captures…

Questions about İvan Kramskoy's paintings

What is İvan Kramskoy's most famous painting?Show the answer

Bir Kadın Portresi, Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova. Next come Çölde İsa and Christ in the Wilderness.

What are the top 10 paintings by İvan Kramskoy?Show the answer

Bir Kadın Portresi, Çölde İsa, Christ in the Wilderness, Portrait of a Woman, Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, Portrait of a Girl, Portrait of the Banker Yevgeny Lamansky, Somnambula, Portrait of Princess Catherine Alekseevny Vasilchikova and Portrait of the writer Y.F. Samarin. The ranking above gives the year and the museum of each.

How many paintings did İvan Kramskoy make?Show the answer

Our catalogue lists 109 works by İvan Kramskoy, dated from 1866 to 1886.

Where are İvan Kramskoy's most famous paintings?Show the answer

Most of them are in Tretyakov Galerisi (Moskova), Hermitaj Müzesi (Saint Petersburg) and Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts (Voronezh). The table above lists the museums one by one.

When did İvan Kramskoy paint the most famous works?Show the answer

In 1870s: 19 of the 100 works on this page date from then, among them Portrait of a Girl.

What are İvan Kramskoy's earliest and latest famous paintings?Show the answer

The earliest on this page is Portrait of the Artist Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev-Orenburg (1866), the latest Portrait of the Banker Yevgeny Lamansky (1886).

What did İvan Kramskoy paint most often?Show the answer

Portrait (30), Russian art (15) and Man (14), among the 100 works on this page.

What medium did İvan Kramskoy use most?Show the answer

Oil On Canvas: 42 of the 100 works on this page.

Which art movement does İvan Kramskoy belong to?Show the answer

Realism, as the paintings on this page show.

Which İvan Kramskoy paintings can I see at the Tretyakov Galerisi?Show the answer

Bir Kadın Portresi, Çölde İsa and Portrait of a Woman are among the 30 works on this page held by the Tretyakov Galerisi, Moskova.

Can I buy a reproduction of a İvan Kramskoy painting?Show the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in the size you choose, from the painting's own page.

About İvan Kramskoy

Rus Realizminin Ruhu: İvan Kramskoy'un Yaşamı ve Mirası

27 Mayıs 1837'de Ostrogozhsk'in sakin kasabasında dünyaya gelen İvan Nikolayeviç Kramskoy, Rus sanat tarihinin manzarasında anıtsal bir figür olarak durmaktadır. Hayatı, entelektüel bir tutku ve toplumsal realizme dayanan sanatsal ilkelere olan sarsılmaz bağlılığıyla tanımlanmış; hem çağdaşları hem de sonraki nesiller üzerinde silinmez bir iz bırakmıştır. Voronej eyaletinde yetişen Kramskoy'un ilk yılları, entelektüel merakla yoğrulmuş ve Rus devrimci demokrasisinin filizlenen fikirleriyle derin bir etkileşim içinde geçen bir eğitimle şekillendi. Chernyshevsky ve Herzen gibi döneminin radikal düşünürlerinden etkilenerek, sanatın ahlaki bir sorumluluğu olduğuna, yani toplumu dürüstçe yansıtma ve onun iyileşmesi için mücadele etme görevine sahip olduğu inancını benimsedi.

Sanatın dönüştürücü gücüne olan bu köklü inanç onu St. Petersburg Sanat Akademisi'ne sürükledi, ancak asıl isyankar ruhu orada alevlendi. Kramskoy, akademinin kısıtlayıcı ve çağ dışı sanatsal standartlarına karşı gerçekleştirilen tarihi öğrenci ayaklanması olan “On Dört Kişinin İsyanı”na öncülük etmesiyle tanınır. Bu başkaldırı sonucunda okuldan uzaklaştırıldı, ancak bu durum yeteneğini köreltmek yerine bağımsız ifadeye olan bağlılığını pekiştirdi. Gelişen dehasını fark eden Mikhail Borisovich Tulinov gibi mentorların rehberliğinde Kramskoy, sonunda kendisini Peredvizhniki, yani Gezginler hareketinin temel taşı haline getirecek bir yol çizmeye başladı.

Peredvizhniki Hareketinin Vizyoneri

Peredvizhniki hareketinin oluşumu, Kramskoy'un sanatsal rotasında belirleyici bir dönüm noktası oldu. Ilya Repin gibi parlak isimlerle birlikte, resmi himayeyi ve İmparatorluk Akademisi'nin didaktik yaklaşımını reddederek, resme daha demokratik ve toplumsal bilinci yüksek bir yaklaşım getirmeyi amaçladı. Çalışmaları, Rus halkının psikolojik derinliğini ve varoluşlarının sert gerçeklerini yakalayan bir toplumsal eleştiri aracına dönüştü. Kramskoy sadece bir ressam değil, aynı zamanda teknik ustalığı yoğun duygusal yankıyla harmanlama yeteneği sayesinde döneminin estetik söylemini şekillendiren derin bir sanat eleştirmeni ve liderdi.

Sanat repertuarı, derin içsel gözlemlerden sembolik görkemlere uzanan olağanüstü bir çeşitlilikle karakterize edilir:

  • Otoportre Sanatı: Otoportre 1 gibi eserlerinde Kramskoy, kasvetli ve içsel bir Realist üslup kullanır. Bakışlarındaki derinlik, izleyiciyi sanatçının kendi ruh haliyle duygusal bir karşılaşmaya davet ederken, entelektüel yüklerinin ağırlığını da yansıtır.
  • Dini ve Sembolik Ustalık: Başyapıtı olan Çölde İsa (1872), yalnızlık ve inancın dokunaklı bir keşfi niteliğindedir. Dramatik ışıklandırma ve derin sembolizm aracılığıyla İsa'nın ruhsal mücadelesini betimleyerek, Rus sanatının temel taşlarından biri olan bir eser yaratmıştır.
  • Romantik Realizm: Su Perileri (1871) adlı eserinde Kramskoy, zengin renkler ve realizmin daha yumuşak, daha romantize edilmiş bir merceği aracılığıyla dingin figürleri ve doğayı yakalama yeteneğini sergileyerek, toplumsal bilincinin estetik güzellikle bir arada var olabileceğini kanıtlar.

Tarihi Önem ve Kalıcı Etki

Kramskoy'un sanata katkısı tuvalin çok ötesine uzanır. Bir organizatör ve eleştirmen olarak, Rus Realizminin üzerine inşa edildiği entelektürel iskeleyi sağladı. Sanatçının kendi zamanına tanıklık etmesi gerektiğine inanıyordu ve bu rolü eşsiz bir dürüstlükle yerine getirdi. İnsani duruma odaklanmayı sürdürürken siyasi çalkantıların karmaşıklığında yolunu bulabilme yeteneği, eserlerinin 19. yüzyılın anlık siyasetini aşmasını sağladı.

İvan Nikolayeviç Kramskoy'un mirası, Rus kimliğinin bizzat dokusunda bulunur. Sıradan deneyimin hakikatini savunarak ve akademik kurumların elitizmine meydan okuyarak, sanatı demokratikleştirmeye yardımcı oldu ve onu ulusal bir yansıma aracı haline getirdi. Bugün eserleri, yoğun ruhsal ve toplumsal dönüşüm dönemine bir pencere açarak dünya çapındaki izleyicileri büyülemeye devam ediyor. Hayatı, sanatın cesaret ve gerçeklikle kullanıldığında değişim için güçlü bir katalizör görevi görebileceğine dair bir kanıt olarak kalmaktadır.

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