▁having ▁visited ▁the ▁academic ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Lev it sky ▁saw ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁Ku in ji ' s ▁use ▁of ▁special ▁light ▁effects ▁to ▁paint ▁nature ▁and ▁achieved ▁aston ishing ▁results . ▁Lev it sky ▁writes : ▁" A . ▁Ku in ji ▁has ▁painted ▁a ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁Ne va ▁river ▁with ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Isa ak iev sky ▁c athedral ▁which ▁is ▁perfectly ▁realized ▁… " ▁ ▁Friend ship ▁with ▁I ly a ▁Rep in ▁( 1 8 4 4 - 1 9 3 0 ) ▁ ▁Raf ail ▁Serge ev ich ▁Lev it sky ▁was ▁class mate ▁and ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁fellow ▁It iner ant ▁artist ▁I ly a ▁Rep in . ▁Rep in ▁sketch ed ▁Raf ail ' s ▁image ▁and ▁painted ▁his ▁portrait ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁showing ▁early ▁Rep in ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁not ▁just ▁paint ▁faces , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁paint ▁people ▁fully , ▁reve aling ▁his ▁models ▁in ▁their ▁natural ▁state ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁communic ated . ▁ ▁When ▁Rep in ▁settled ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁he ▁and ▁Lev it sky ▁would ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁Abr amt se vo ▁Col ony , ▁the ▁country ▁estate ▁of ▁Sav va ▁Mam onto v ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Sav va ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁Russian ▁pat rons ▁of ▁art ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁who ▁founded ▁an ▁artist ' s ▁union