Biography
Vladimir Makovsky is an artist-Mobile, the creative heritage of which makes up pictures depicting household scenes. The author took place as a painter and the creator of graphic work, writing in the genre of realism, and also engaged in pedagogical activities.Childhood and youth
Vladimir Makovsky appeared on January 26 (February 7) of 1846. Hometown Master - Moscow. The father was among the founders of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and the mother was a singer and a vocal teacher. Parents brought up five children, each of whom was engaged in art and painting.
Vladimir Egorovich was fascinated by creativity from an early age. The father's acquaintance with prominent workers of the culture of those years, among whom were Karl Bryullov, Vasily Tropinin and Sergey Zaryanko. They shared with Makovsky junior instructions and allowed to visit their workshops. The family was friends with Nikolai Gogol, Mikhail Glinka and Mikhail Shcheckin.
At 15, the young man created a picture of the "Boy selling kvass". In the same period, Vladimir entered the school opened by his parent. After completing training, a beginner painter demonstrated creative potential by creating the work of "literary reading". The prototypes of the characters were the Father and the beloved of the author. The masters talent noted by a silver medal and the title of class artist II.
Personal life
In 1869, Vladimir Egorovich married, tied his personal life with Anna Gerasimova. Soon in the family, replenishment happened - Alexander Son appeared. In total, Makovsky brought up two children, and the love for them found an expression in the work of his father, who often portrayed adolescents and babies on their canvases.Creation
In the early 1870s, Vladimir Makovsky earned the creation of illustrations for magazines, painting iconostasis, plafones, VAZ. This allowed to provide close. His authorship owns the work of "peasant boys in the night eraset horses", to the creation of which Vladimir Egorovich inspired the story of "Bezhin Mead" Ivan Turgenev.
The picture brought the Creator of the Vijle Lebrene medal, as well as the status of a class artist I degree. The latter assumed the possibility of receiving a noble title, material remuneration and a trip to Europe for training.
The band "Game in grandmother" attracted to Makovsky interest from the patron of Pavel Tretyakov. The picture was acquired by him for the gallery, which became a kind of recognition of the painting talent.
In 1870, the Master, among other representatives of art, signed the charter of the partnership of mobile art exhibitions. In the company of like-minded people, he tried to alleviate the sale of creativity fruits and the development of interest in the public from the public. At first, the artist simply consisted in a partnership, and then turned out to be in his rule.
In the creative biography of the author prevailed genre works, the main essence of which was the description of everyday scenes. The number of humorous creations includes images with the participation of merchants, officials and burghers. Bright examples of such a format were "in the doctor", "quietly from his wife."
In 1873, he saw the light of the painting "Lovers of nightingale singing", thanks to which Makovsky became an academician of painting and received a financial remuneration. The author's canvas were presented abroad. They participated in the exposition of the World Exhibition held in Vienna.
After a while, humor left the works of Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky. He was changed by social topics. The portfolio of the artist was replenished with portraits of beggars and random passers-by. The sympathy of revolutionary author expressed in the works of "convicted", "Krach Bank" and "Waiting." In the canvases, the painter did not bet on the action described, but on the experience of the characters, transmitting the drama of the situation through their emotions.
The leitmotif of the artist's creativity remained images of genre scenes with the participation of children. In 1881, a picture "On a hot day" appeared, written in the style of realism inherent in Makovsky. Soon the Movie artist began to create works on the peasant theme. Such was related, for example, a date.
Painting classes and work on watercolor Master combined with the manufacture of engravings on metal. In 1887, the light saw the album of 12 works, which described the life of Ukrainian peasants. Then the artist engaged in church painting. In the church of Christ the Savior, located in the Kharkiv province, the master created the frescoes and painted the iconostasis. In Creaters with Illarion, the Spanking Makovsky prepared a "Sevastopol album" with images on the theme of the Crimean War.
In 1892, the painter received the position of Professor of the Imperial Academy of Arts and 2 years later moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg. In the northern capital, he opened his own workshop, and in 1895 he became a rector of the Supreme Art School.
The revolution of 1905-1907 inspired the artist for the creation of thematic works. But the author hid them from the public, fearing dismissal from the Academy. During this period, the painter often traveled by presenting the author's exhibitions. In 1915, the 50th anniversary of Makovsky's creative activity was widely noted.
With the coming to power of the Bolsheviks Vladimir Egorovich dismissed with his position, but provided regular retirement. In 1918, works of Makovsky on the revolutionary topics were presented at the exhibition of Movies.
Death
Vladimir Makovsky died on February 21, 1920. The cause of death was associated with old age. The grave of the Mobile artist is located in the Smolensk cemetery of St. Petersburg.Paintings
- 1869 - "Collector of paintings and drawings"
- 1870 - "Game in grandmother"
- 1870 - "Reception Doctor"
- 1873 - "Fans of Soloviev"
- 1875 - "Waiting"
- 1878 - "Charity"
- 1879 - "Condemned"
- 1880 - "Four hands"
- 1881 - "Crash Bank"
- 1882 - "justified"
- 1883 - "Date"
- 1883 - "In rural school"
- 1884 - "Family"
- 1887 - "On the Boulevard"
- 1900 - "Materialist and idealist"
- 1900 - "Consecration of a Public House"
- 1912 - "Gypsy Divination"
- 1912 - "Empress Maria Fedorovna"
- 1913 - "Creek Girl"