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Lot Essay
Konstantin Makovskii studied at the Moscow School of Painting and Sculpture and then at the Petersburg Academy of Arts.
He produced historical and social scenes, as well as being a portrait painter of some renown, but his significance lies more in the role he played as a founding member of the Wanderers art society. As a member of the Wanderers, Makovskii was most notable for his new subject matter, namely the common people. However, he split with the society in 1883 and by 1891 had become a member of the newly formed and more Salon-oriented St. Petersburg Society of Artists, of which he was subsequently to become president. Makovskii often veered towards sentimentalism as can be seen in the above portrait.
He produced historical and social scenes, as well as being a portrait painter of some renown, but his significance lies more in the role he played as a founding member of the Wanderers art society. As a member of the Wanderers, Makovskii was most notable for his new subject matter, namely the common people. However, he split with the society in 1883 and by 1891 had become a member of the newly formed and more Salon-oriented St. Petersburg Society of Artists, of which he was subsequently to become president. Makovskii often veered towards sentimentalism as can be seen in the above portrait.