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1885 Morris Run, Pennsylvania - 1974. Known for: Landscape, portrait and still life painting, mural.
The following was submitted by Peter Paulus:. Leon A. Makielski was born in Morris Run, Pennsylvania in 1885 and grew up in . South Bend, Indiana. In the early 1900's he studied at the Art Institute... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Paulus:. Leon A. Makielski was born in Morris Run, Pennsylvania in 1885 and grew up in . South Bend, Indiana. In the early 1900's he studied at the Art Institute of . Chicago where by 1908 he became an instructor and was awarded the Institute's highest honor,... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Paulus:. Leon A. Makielski was born in Morris Run, Pennsylvania in 1885 and grew up in . South Bend, Indiana. In the early 1900's he studied at the Art Institute of . Chicago where by 1908 he became an instructor and was awarded the Institute's highest honor, the John Quincy Adams Traveling Scholarship. For the next four years Makielski studied in Paris and its environs. He was enrolled in the Academie Julian and the Grand Chaumiere both in Paris. He was a... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Paulus:. Leon A. Makielski was born in Morris Run, Pennsylvania in 1885 and grew up in . South Bend, Indiana. In the early 1900's he studied at the Art Institute of . Chicago where by 1908 he became an instructor and was awarded the Institute's highest honor, the John Quincy Adams Traveling Scholarship. For the next four years Makielski studied in Paris and its environs. He was enrolled in the Academie Julian and the Grand Chaumiere both in Paris. He was a pupil of Henri Martin, Richard Miller, Lucien Simon and R. Menard. He exhibited in the Paris Salons of 1910 and 1911 and spent much of his time painting the countryside around Paris, especially Giverny and Versailles. "Undins's Pool", "Luxembourg... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Peter Paulus:. Leon A. Makielski was born in Morris Run, Pennsylvania in 1885 and grew up in . South Bend, Indiana. In the early 1900's he studied at the Art Institute of . Chicago where by 1908 he became an instructor and was awarded the Institute's highest honor, the John Quincy Adams Traveling Scholarship. For the next four years Makielski studied in Paris and its environs. He was enrolled in the Academie Julian and the Grand Chaumiere both in Paris. He was a pupil of Henri Martin, Richard Miller, Lucien Simon and R. Menard. He exhibited in the Paris Salons of 1910 and 1911 and spent much of his time painting the countryside around Paris, especially Giverny and Versailles. "Undins's Pool", "Luxembourg Palace" and "Wildflowers, Giverny" are wonderful examples of his work during this period. William Gerdts cites Makielski in Monet... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Giverny, France
Art Association
- •Scarab Club, Detroit
Art Teacher
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Eagle's Nest Art Colony Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Eagle's Nest Art Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago