If image collections on the Internet are any guide, much of his production was in the form of portraits that were a reliable source of income. Subjects ranged from family members to underclass people to royalty.
His artistic generation and Russian (not French or German) training yielded a consrvative, representational style. However, as best I can tell, he painted few if any works of classical subjects. One image below is of a religious nature.
This is Kramskoy's most famous painting. The subject seems to have been a lady of questionable repute.
He was about age 30 when this was painted.
Kramskoy was something of a court painter.
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Not Kramskoy's usual subject matter. Note his treatment of rocks, sand and (morning?) sky.
An example of non-royal work.
Daughter of art patron Pavel Tretyakov (1832-1898).
Another unusual subject for Kramskoy, and very well done.
The portraits are gorgeous, especially Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1883). Of course he studied at the St Petersburg Academy of Arts :) even if he modified his style over time. But I wonder why he lost all his artistic strength in Christ in the Desert.
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