Rating and value 2024 of paintings by Constantin Makovsky

If you own a work by or about the artist Constantin Makovskij and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Rating and value of the artist Constantin Makovskij

Makovskij is a Russian-born painter who is relatively unknown to the general public. He left behind a unique artistic repertoire characteristic of Russian realism. This legacy consists of paintings that are predominantly oil on canvas. Today, prices for his works are skyrocketing under auctioneers' hammers. His paintings and other works are particularly prized, especially by European, Russian and American buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €50 to €4,061,560, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Makovskij's works. In 2018, the oil on canvas Blind Man's Bluff sold for €4,061,560, while it was estimated at between €2,256,420 and €3,384,630.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Style and technique of the artist Constantin Makovskij

Constantin Makovskij is above all a realist. He depicted landscapes and portraits, using iconographic programs inspired by nature (flowers, plants, etc.). His preferred medium was oil on canvas, although he also produced drawings and prints.

Constantin Makovskij, a major figure of the Ambulants  

Constantin Egorovitch Makovski, or Makovsky or Makovskij was a Russian painter born in Moscow in 1839, into a relatively well-off Russian family.

He trained as a painter at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, then at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts. He then travelled to Egypt, particularly Cairo, and Paris, two cities that were to influence his painting.

He was a member of the Ambulants group, also known as Itinérants, which brought together Russian realist painters from 1863 onwards. The group was born in St. Petersburg as a reaction to the teachings and techniques advocated by the Academy.

On the whole, Makovskij depicts happy, cheerful subjects, corresponding to the idealized vision of life that Russian realists wished to convey in their works.

The painter died in Saint Petersburg in 1915. 

Makovskij's imprint on his period 

Constantin Makovskij left his mark on his era in Russia, France and Europe, although the general public doesn't remember much about him today. Nevertheless, his technical mastery and personal history are of interest to collectors: his works are highly sought-after on the auction market.

Recognizing Makovskij's signature  

Constantin Makovskij's paintings are often signed at the bottom. He signs with his first and last name, often in a dark tone; sometimes with the town where he painted the picture, or the date.

Knowing the value of a work

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