Vladimir Makovsky
Vladimir Makovsky Biography
Vladimir Makovsky was born 26 January 1846, the son of Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky, an art collector. It was Yegor’s avid enthusiasm for art that led Vladimir, as well as both his brothers and sister, to begin practicing painting. Of the four, however, only Vladimir and his brother Constantine attained any amount of acclaim.
Although he was a simple accountant, Yegor nevertheless managed to accrue an impressive collection of Russian art, which drew many famous painters, authors and musicians to his house. Among these was artist Vasiliy Andreevich Tropinin, who became Vladimir's first tutor around the age of fifteen.
In 1861 Vladimir began attending the Moscow School of Painting and...
Vladimir Makovsky 92 Most Important Paintings and Artworks
- Boy Selling Kvass.
1861. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Painter Selling Old Things To A Tatar.
1865. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- A Reading.
1866. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- A Reading. Detail.
1866. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- A Reading. Detail.
1866. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- A Reading. Detail.
1866. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Antique Collector.
1869. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Peasant Boys Watching Horses At Night.
1869. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
- A Game Of Knucklebones.
1870. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- In A Doctor's Waiting Room. Detail.
1870. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Singing In A Choir.
1870. cOil on canvas. 70.5 x 89.5 cm. The Art Museum of Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Ukraine.
- Nightingale Fanciers. Detail.
1872-73. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Lunch. Study For The Painting "Flea Market In Moscow".
1875. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Lunch. Study For The Painting "Flea Market In Moscow". Detail.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Lunch. Study For The Painting "Flea Market In Moscow". Detail.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Lunch. Study For The Painting "Flea Market In Moscow". Detail.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Lunch. Study For The Painting "Flea Market In Moscow". Detail.
1875. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Soiree.
1875-1897. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Jam-Making.
1876. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
- Friends.
1878. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Vladimir Makovsky Bibliography
Russian Painting. Temporis Collection, 2005.
