Explore the Provenance of this artwork, Barge Haulers on the Volga.
Despite its social realism, Barge Haulers was bought by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the Tsar's second son. It was lent for exhibition at the 1873 International Exhibition in Vienna, where it won a bronze medal. It was exhibited outside Russia again in 1878, when it was again widely praised by critics for marking a watershed in Russian art. After the Russian Revolution the grand duke's art collection was nationalized and transferred from Vladimir Palace to the Russian Museum.
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