By the 50 th anniversary of artistic activity KE Makovsky in 1910
 

The palette, presents prof. KE Makovsky day celebration of his brilliant half-century of artistic activities, adorned with miniatures of all the members of the Society of St. Petersburg artists, whose president is an honored hero of the day. Dung gave the Egyptian landscape with a flat-roofed white houses and palm trees. Bakmanson - old smiling Bedouin. Forest clearing has written Welz, Polish rider - Mazurovskii, mischievous - Turkish woman - Izmailovitch, Bakalovich - decorative motif. In Moscow Matveeva - view of the Kremlin. U Buchholz - rustic motif with figures. Academician Trutnev sent from Vilna, a self-portrait with a foaming glass in his hand. We Geller - Old Believers pedant. Bunin - thoroughbred greyhound dog. We Freyvart - Lyutsova - the head guy. Characteristic of the Old Testament prophets gave Comrade hero of the day at the Academy Professor Koshelev. Snapshot of this interesting palette was placed on the menu anniversary dinner, along with a portrait of hero of the day and the vignette of the famous artist Izmailov.

Still wondering about what Makovsky question? Makovsky KR, as the title theme, or Makovsky KG, both in the text message?

In fact, it is likely, Konstantin Makovsky (1839 - 1915).

(later)

Similarly, Konstantin Ye. In the picture shown. I corrected the title and text.

, all right. He himself published in the journal Okonek number 50., 1910, article "Autobiography for Ogonyok, cries of: Ye. But Jubilee headlines signed, probably because of great respect, "On the 50 th anniversary of artistic activity prof. CG Makovsky.

Yes, interesting ... I did not know that "KE" also as "KG" can write.
While, yes, Egor popular form of the name George, became a documentary.

, he recalls: Impressions of my early childhood and adolescence are inextricably linked with the figure of my father, Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky . And so it was interesting, charming old man in the background of Moscow forties. I remember his coat, his smile, shaved lips, his inspired eyes ... This official court administration, who received eight hundred rubles a year, was fanatically devoted to art.
He always got up at six o'clock in the morning and before the service, in winter when the lamp, studied drawing, copying the great masters who worshiped all his life. Those that came out of me, I feel obligated itself not the academy, not the professors, but only to my father.

And how many gave the art.
Alexander, Vladimir, Konstantin, Nicholas ...
And Vladimir is the son of Alexander academician тож.

Yes, he Yegor Ivanovich was also a passionate collector.
"I will never forget our Sundays. This free day devoted father" art hunt ". .. And what a triumph it was for us, if we could buy nothing for something really rare and artistic ... For several decades, as they say, copper coins, he assembled an extremely rich collection of prints, drawings, and even in the West was known as a connoisseur of antique prints. From London, Paris, from Berlin to consult specialists came to him ...."