K. Makovsky, "Head of a Woman"
 

MAKOVSKY Constantin Zhukovsky "Head of a Woman", paper, pastel. Russia, the end of XIX century.

Dimensions: 52 cm 40s
Price - 20000 USD
Makovsky
Konstantin Zhukovsky
(1839-1915)
Curriculum vitae
Russian artist, a representative of domestic and historical genres.
Born in Moscow. He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Class MI Scotty and SK Zarenkov. In the years 1858-63. continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. During his first historical picture "Agents False Dmitry kill Fyodor Godunov received in 1862 a small gold medal. In 1863, he participated in the revolt of fourteen ", the student protests against the conservatism of Arts academic education and a movement Wanderers. I left the Academy with the rank of classroom artist 2 nd degree and joined the St. Petersburg team of artists. In 1870 he became member of the co-founder of the Association of traveling exhibitions.
The leading role in the creation Makovsky took genre on topics related to modern life ('festivities during carnival on the Admiralty Square in St. Petersburg "," poor children "," Manual of the mother ", 1869). One of the unforgettable characters in Russian painting of the canvases the artist created "Children fleeing the storm" (1872) and "Seledochnitsa" (1867). Favorite Makovsky historical genre he embodied in his paintings Boyarsky wedding feast XVII century "(1885) and" Death of Ivan the Terrible (1889), brought the author awards at the World Exhibitions in Antwerp and Paris. From 1867 - Academician, Professor, since 1898 - Member of Arts.