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Sergey Makovsky

1877 – 1962

Russian art critic, poet

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Lived 1877 – 1962 (aged 84). Sergey Makovsky was a Russian poet, art historian and writer.

Sergey Konstantinovich Makovsky (; 1877–1962) was a Russian Empire poet, art critic, and organiser of many exhibitions of modern art.

Makovsky was the son of the painter Konstantin Makovsky.

Makovsky became a leader of a Russian Renaissance in art, organising exhibitions of modern art and writing for several periodicals about new movements in the visual arts, architecture and poetry. From 1909 to 1917 he edited and published the Apollon arts magazine in Saint Petersburg. He also wrote about the significance of Russian Christian icons and in 1914 began a periodical on this subject.

After the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, Makovsky went into exile. He continued to publish in Russian his poems and studies of art. In 1955, Makovsky published in Russian a memoir Portraits of contemporaries.

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Who was Sergey Makovsky?

Russian art critic, poet (1877-1962)

When was Sergey Makovsky born?

Sergey Makovsky was born on 15 August 1877 in Saint Petersburg.

When did Sergey Makovsky die?

Sergey Makovsky died on 13 May 1962 in Paris.

What was Sergey Makovsky's occupation?

Sergey Makovsky was a poet, art historian and writer.

What nationality was Sergey Makovsky?

Sergey Makovsky was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sergey Makovsky

· Wikidata: Q4275928

· DBpedia: Sergey Makovsky

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