Barge Haulers on the Volga or Burlaki is an oil-on-canvas painting by artist Ilya Repin. It depicts 11 men physically dragging a barge on the banks of the Volga River. They are at the point of collapse from exhaustion, oppressed by heavy, hot weather. The work is a condemnation of profit from inhumane labor.
Artist: Ilya Repin
Dimensions: 131 × 281 cm
Location: State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Created: 1870–1873
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Period: Realism
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.