Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is one of the greatest representatives of Russian classical music in the early twentieth century. In addition to being a successful composer, Rachmaninoff was also a great concert pianist and a conductor. He had written 237 musical compositions, including piano, instrumental, orchestral, and vocal music. As an outstanding pianist, he had well-received tours in Russia, America, and Switzerland. He conducted many operas and orchestral works in Russia. This paper will discuss the compositional background and the compositional techniques in Rachmaninoff¡¦s¡qEtudes-Tableaux, Op.39.¡r, with a special focus on the images that inspired Rachmaninoff to compose these etudes. ¡qEtudes-Tableaux, Op.39.¡rwas composed between 1916 and 1917; these etudes enriched the genre of piano etudes initiated by the previous romantic composers. This composition contains abundant expressive images rather than merely monotonous piano techniques which increase the artistic value of this composition.