Who painted “Failure of a bank”?

“Failure of a bank” was painted by Vladimir Makovsky in 1881. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

What to look for

Peredvizhniki: academic painting of the time is polished, mythological and Italianate; the Wanderers paint Russian people and places, in earthy colour, with a story to read. French Realism shares the ideals but rarely the storytelling.

Vladimir Yegorovich Makovsky (7 February 1846 – 21 February 1920) was a Russian painter, art collector, and teacher. Wikipedia

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More by Vladimir Makovsky

“On the boulevard”, 1887
“A Mother's Visit”, 1883
“Secret (V. Makovsky, Tretyakov Gallery)”, 1884
“The Collapse of a Bank”, 1881
“Musical Evening”, 1906
“Midday Sun”, 1881
“An optimist and a pessimist”, 1893
“Self portrait”, 1905