Tamara. By the end of the century, Makovsky was one of the most respected and highly-paid Russian artists, regarded by some critics as the forerunner of Russian impressionism. He died in 1915 when his crew crashed into a tram on the streets of St. Petersburg. Artist's style The artist's painterly style has the features of several styles. Having left school and being a representative of academism, he demonstrated some of the qualities which would be most clearly shown in the work of the Russian Impressionists. In addition, some of his historical paintings, such as Bride-show (1889), show an idealised view of life in Russia in previous eras. Artworks See also List of Orientalist artists Orientalism References External links Biography on site Hrono.ru Official site Biography on site gelos.ru Biography 1839 births 1915 deaths Artists from Moscow People from Moskovsky Uyezd Peredvizhniki 19th-century painters from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian painters Orientalist painters Russian portrait painters Russian male painters Imperial Academy of Arts alumni Full Members of the Imperial Academy of Arts Burials at Nikolskoe Cemetery 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire 20th-century Russian male artists Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni Residents of the Benois House