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An optimist and a pessimist by Vladimir Makovsky — VisualArtsDB

An optimist and a pessimist

An optimist and a pessimist

Vladimir Makovsky

1893

More by Vladimir Makovsky

Mother and daughter

Mother and daughter

Vladimir Makovsky, 1886

The Doctor's waiting room

The Doctor's waiting room

Vladimir Makovsky, 1870

Young Lady Looking into a Mirror

Young Lady Looking into a Mirror

Vladimir Makovsky, 1916

Wandering fiddler

Wandering fiddler

Vladimir Makovsky, 1886

Guitar player

Guitar player

Vladimir Makovsky, 1879

Tete-a-Tete

Tete-a-Tete

Vladimir Makovsky, 1909

The secret

The secret

Vladimir Makovsky, 1884

Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

Vladimir Makovsky, 1894

Portrait of I. E. Tsvetkov

Portrait of I. E. Tsvetkov

Vladimir Makovsky, 1913

An old woman drinking tea

An old woman drinking tea

Vladimir Makovsky, 1914

A letter

A letter

Vladimir Makovsky, 1883

Prayer service at the farm in Ukraine. Sketch for the painting "Prayer at Easter"

Prayer service at the farm in Ukraine. Sketch for the painting "Prayer at Easter"

Vladimir Makovsky, 1886