Bidspirit auction | Mako (Makko) Sergey Aleksandrovich

Mako (Makko) Sergey Aleksandrovich - Horses.. Size: 53Х64. Signed lower left. Mako (Makko) Sergey Aleksandrovich (1885 - 1953) Painter, graphic artist. Son of the painter Alexander Eduardovich Makko, grandson of the watercolorist Joseph-Eduard Makko. Studied at the art school in Penza. In St. Petersburg, his mentor was K.A. Savitsky. Attended classes at the Higher Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at the Imperial Academy of Arts, as well as the R. Julien Academy in Paris. In 1908, he opened an art studio in Nice. In 1911-1914, he took part in exhibitions of the avant-garde group ”Ring” in Kharkov. He taught at the Kyiv Academy of Plastic Arts, professor. He was one of the founders of the art association ”Scythians”. In the 1920s and 1930s, he participated in exhibitions in Prague, Nice, Paris, and was an exhibitor at the ”World of Art” exhibition at the Parisian gallery ”Boesie”. He exhibited at the Autumn Salon and the Tuileries Salon. In 1938, the artist had a personal exhibition in Paris, and in 1948, in Nice. The artist's works are presented in the collections of the Tomsk Regional Art Museum, as well as in private collections in Russia and abroad.