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An optimist and a pessimist by Vladimir Makovsky — VisualArtsDB

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An optimist and a pessimist

An optimist and a pessimist

An optimist and a pessimist

Vladimir Makovsky

1893

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The artist, selling old stuff to Tatar (Artist's Studio)

The artist, selling old stuff to Tatar (Artist's Studio)

Vladimir Makovsky, 1865

A portrait of Dmitry Rovinsky

A portrait of Dmitry Rovinsky

Vladimir Makovsky, 1894

Fisherwomen

Fisherwomen

Vladimir Makovsky, 1886

Summer

Summer

Vladimir Makovsky, 1896

An old woman drinking tea

An old woman drinking tea

Vladimir Makovsky, 1914

Hunters at Rest

Hunters at Rest

Vladimir Makovsky, 1887

Two mothers. Native mother and stepmother.

Two mothers. Native mother and stepmother.

Vladimir Makovsky, 1906

Miracle at Cana

Miracle at Cana

Vladimir Makovsky, 1887

The meal

The meal

Vladimir Makovsky, 1875

A gypsy lady

A gypsy lady

Vladimir Makovsky, 1875

Tete-a-Tete

Tete-a-Tete

Vladimir Makovsky, 1909

The Collapse of a Bank (study)

The Collapse of a Bank (study)

Vladimir Makovsky, 1880