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KONSTANTIN MAKOVSKI (1839-1915): PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG ROMAN GIRL
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/ Late 19th century / Oil on wood / Signed upper right by Roman characters "C. Makowsky" / 55,5 x 43,5 cm
This portrait of a girl is a typical example of Russian Realism by one of the genre's leading exponents, Konstantin Makovsky. The founder of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Makovsky came from an artistic family. At his family's apartment on the banks of the Moscow River across from the Kremlin, major names in the art world gathered (composer Mikhail Glinka, writer Nikolai Gogol). He studied at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow and later at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. In the 1860s and 1870s he was a member of progressive art groups Artel and Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers). He later diverged from their ideology somewhat and focused his interest on historical painting, genres and portraits from the higher echelons of society. Interest in Makovsky's portraits and historical paintings represented a major step in his career. At the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 he received the Large Gold Medal and from that point on he became one of Russia's most poplar and best paid artists. This painting comes from the collection of General Fusek.
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/ Late 19th century / Oil on wood / Signed upper right by Roman characters "C. Makowsky" / 55,5 x 43,5 cm
This portrait of a girl is a typical example of Russian Realism by one of the genre's leading exponents, Konstantin Makovsky. The founder of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Makovsky came from an artistic family. At his family's apartment on the banks of the Moscow River across from the Kremlin, major names in the art world gathered (composer Mikhail Glinka, writer Nikolai Gogol). He studied at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow and later at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. In the 1860s and 1870s he was a member of progressive art groups Artel and Peredvizhniki (The Wanderers). He later diverged from their ideology somewhat and focused his interest on historical painting, genres and portraits from the higher echelons of society. Interest in Makovsky's portraits and historical paintings represented a major step in his career. At the International Exhibition in Paris in 1889 he received the Large Gold Medal and from that point on he became one of Russia's most poplar and best paid artists. This painting comes from the collection of General Fusek.
EVENING AUCTION 2017
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Lots: 149
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ARTHOUSE HEJTMANEK
Gallery & Auction House, Ltd.
Goetheho 2
Prague 6
160 00
Czech Republic
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WHERE
ARTHOUSE HEJTMÁNEK
Gallery and Auction house Ltd.
Goetheho 2
160 00 Prague 6
Czech Republic
WHEN
Preauction Exhibition: 16. – 29. 11. 2017 / 10.00 – 18.00
Auction: 30. 11. 2017: entry from 5 pm, start at 6 pm
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WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO
We cordially invite all art lovers to our special Evening Auction held regularly each year at our gallery, Arthouse Hejtmánek in Prague–Bubeneč. The auction will be held in the winter garden adjacent to the gallery on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 6pm.
We will auction extraordinary works of art, antiques and design from the 14th century to the present.
There will be many surprising items that will touch and excite any collector - please inspire yourself seeing our preauction video of the exhibition and lots here.
