7215330 CESAR CUI, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: 1890//Oil on canvas Composer and famous Russian music critic, Cesar Cui (1835-1918) was the editor of the manifesto of the ???roup of Five?? He campaigned for Russian music free from foreign influences and based on Russian folk traditions. A military engineer, Cui, like the other members of the band, was not a musician by profession. From the end of the 1880s, Repine frequented his musical evenings. He represents him here dressed in his general\'s condom, posing in his office with a certain nonchalance, his gaze assured.); Photo by Sylvain Collet.