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Realistic acrylic painting of the Russian painter, art collector and teacher Vladimir Yegorovich Makovsky, painted by artist Paul Meijering. The original painting measures 120 x 90 cm.

Makovsky was the son of collector Egor Ivanovich Makovsky, who was one of the founders of the Moscow Academy of Art. Vladimir had two brothers, Nikolay and Konstantin, and a sister, Alexandra Makovskaya, who were all famous painters. Vladimir studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. He completed his studies in 1869 and became one of the founders of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions the following year, where his many years of productive work took him to a leading position.

Makovsky's work was characterised by a perpetual humour, as well as blatant irony and contempt. In the 1970s, his paintings were mostly about the village people. His pictures, "The Grape-juice Seller" (1879), "Fruit-Preserving" (1876) and "The Congratulator" (1878) show several sc...

For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique. At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: "get autodidact, be a self-taught person!" Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time...

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