![Vladimir Egorovich Makovski - In the Tavern [1887]](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/14150473894_a749b184e9_o.jpg)
Vladimir Egorovich Makovski (Moscow, January 26, 1846 - Petrograd, February 21, 1920) was a Russian painter, art collector, and teacher. He finished his studies in 1869 and the following year became one of the founding members of the Association of Travelling Art Exhibitions, where his many years of prolific work brought him to a leading position. Makovsky's work was defined by a perpetual humour as well as blatant irony and scorn. During the 1870s his paintings dealt primarily with small-town folk. In 1894, Makovsky became Rector of the Preparatory school of the Academy of Art.
[Bukowski’s Classic Sale, Helsinki - Oil on wooden panel, 36 x 28 cm]