Nikolay Yegorovich Makovsky (; 10 May 1841,

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— 18 October 1886,

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) was a Russian painter; one of a quartet of artist siblings that included his brothers

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and his sister

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Biography

His father, Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky, was an accountant by profession, but was also an amateur artist, avid art collector and one of the founders of the

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. He received his earliest education at the and attended the

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from 1859 to 1866. In 1865, he was awarded a silver medal for his work on a small stone church with 150 parishioners. Upon graduation, he was given the title of "Free Artist", which conferred the right to work on construction projects. Shortly thereafter, he became an architect's assistant at the

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, but eventually gave up his position there to devote all of his time to painting. In 1870, he became one of the charter members of the "Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions" (

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), but didn't participate fully until 1875. In 1872, he was awarded the designation of "Artist Second-Degree" from the Academy. From 1873 to 1874, he and his brother Konstantin toured Egypt, then he travelled extensively throughout Russia and Ukraine. He later spent several months at the Russian art colony in Paris, where he worked with

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. From this point on, most of his paintings were shown in travelling exhibitions.A. I. Somov, "Маковский",

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, edited by K. K. Arseniev and F. F. Petrushenko, 1896, Vol.XVIII "Лопари – Малолетние преступники"

References

External links

Nikolay Makovsky
@ Russian Painting * M. Trofimenkov, "Семейное бессознательное" (lit: "The Unconscious Family"). ''The Artists Makovsky'' at the Russian Museum from the magazine ''Kommersant'', December 2008

* ''The Artists Makovsky'', exhibition at the Russian Museum (2008-200

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makovsky, Nikolay 1841 births 1886 deaths Painters from Moscow People from Moskovsky Uyezd Peredvizhniki Russian people of German descent Russian male painters 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni