Makovsky (Luksha-Makowska) Elena

November 13, 1878 (St. Petersburg) - 1967 (Hamburg)

sculptor, painter of decorative and applied arts, painter, graphic artist

daughter of the painter K. Makovsky, a niece of the artist Vladimir Makovsky, a sister art critic SK Makovsky. Studied at the Tenishev studio (1890), Ilya Repin, then - in the Superior Art School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture at IAH (1896-1897) in the studio Repin, School Aschbe in Munich (1897-1899). Upon his return to St. Petersburg mastered sculpture under the direction of ST Konenkov. However, it complied with bas-relief "The history of a future war," depicting the trench with soldiers, constructing the parapet of the corpses. In the student years involved in etching.

In 1902 she married an Austrian sculptor Richard Luksha (1872-1936), with whom lived until 1914. Once married, always lived abroad: in Vienna (until 1907), Hamburg (since 1907). In 1906 adopted the Germanic nationality. Created a frieze for the Vienna Municipal Theater (1906). Retained bas-reliefs and sculptural decoration for many private homes in Hamburg, Vienna, St. Petersburg (oval bas-reliefs for the gallery houses the princess MA Shakhovskoi on the embankment), as well as garden sculptures. Engage in small plastics, ceramics, majolica, create decorative items from forged brass. By request of the municipality performed the beautiful triptych of Hamburg in 1800; worked in the field of book graphics.

In the 1900's - 1910-x has taught at the Art and Industrial School in Hamburg.

Since 1896 - participant of the exhibition (exhibition experience of artistic creation by Russian and foreign artists and students in St. Petersburg). Member (since 1910) and exponential "World of Art" (1902-1912, with interruptions). In 1904 was recommended by IE Grabar exponent of the Union of Russian artists, but he sent an artist painting was rejected for censorship reasons. Participated in exhibitions of "Crown" (1908), "Beauty SK Makovsky" (1909) in St. Petersburg; exhibited work in the Vienna Secession (1901-1907, with interruptions), salons Tuileries (since 1927) and Independent (since 1928) in Paris, numerous exhibitions in Hamburg.

Makovskaya works are in several museum collections, including the State Russian Museum, the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg.