Konstantin Makovskij

(1839–1915) Russian painter (1839-1915)

Konstantin Makovskij (1839–1915) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Konstantin Makovskij belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Konstantin Makovskij was born in Moscow and died in Saint Petersburg. Konstantin Makovskij trained at Imperial Academy of Arts and Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Konstantin Makovskij worked in Cairo, Paris, Moscow, and Saint Petersburg. Wikidata associates Konstantin Makovskij with realism and academic art. Konstantin Makovskij became a member of Peredvizhniki. Konstantin Makovskij was awarded Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class.

One of the best-known works is ‘Grand Duke Alexis of Russia’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 30 works by Konstantin Makovskij with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1915. Works by Konstantin Makovskij are held by several collections, among them Hermitage Museum, Eremitaget, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, and Grodno State Museum of the History of Religion. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic, Gustav Mützel, Alfred Sisley, Fredrik Ahlstedt, and Osman Nuri Pasha.

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