The illustration for the short story khor and kalinych by ivan turgenev (from the collection a sportsman's sketches). “. . Outside the village a man of about forty over-took us. He was tall and thin, with a small and erect head. It was kalinitch. . . I looked with curiosity at the man [khor — wikimedia commons]. The cut of his face recalled socrates; there was the same high, knobby forehead, the same little eyes, the same snub nose. . . The two friends were not at all alike. Khor was a positive, practical man, with a head for management, a rationalist; kalinitch, on the other hand, belonged to the order of idealists and dreamers, of romantic and enthusiastic spirits. Khor had a grasp of actuality — that is to say, he looked ahead, was saving a little money, kept on good terms with his master and the other authorities; kalinitch wore shoes of bast, and lived from hand to mouth. . ”
—ivan turgenev. Khor and kalinych (translation by constance garnett). Date: 1883. Medium: lithograph. Khor and Kalinych by Elisabeth Bohm 1883
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