Andrei Markin, 1976 | Figurative painter

Russian professional artist Andrei Markin / Андрей Маркин was born in the village Andreevka of the Solnechnogorsk region in a family of the artist Victor Markin.

In 1991 he finished Zelenograd painting school and entered Moscow Art College "In the memory of the revolution of 1905", where he was taught by the Honoured artist of Russia Mikhail Kugach.

In 1994 Andrei entered the Russian Academy of Art, Sculpture and Architecture, the dean of which is the People's artist of the USSR Ilia Glazunov.

In 2000 he graduated from the Russian Academy with honours, his diploma was a portrait of the People's actor of the USSR Victor F. Stepanov.

Laugé Achille (1861-1944) | Floral still life painting

Achille Laugé🎨 (1861-1944) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who became well known for his beautiful landscapes and Floral still lifes.

Achille Laugé was born in Arzens in the Aude region of southern France, at the foot of the Pyrenees.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Laugé see:

• Laugé Achille | Neo-impressionist painter🎨

Richard Macneil, 1956 | Romantic painter

Born in Worcester, Richard Macneil started his working life at Worcester Royal Porcelain and has always worked in the fields of sculpture, ceramics and graphics both in the UK and internationally.

With over 20 years of design experience in the creative industry, British painter🎨 Richard Macneil has enjoyed huge success and worldwide notoriety for his very distinctive style, composition and rich colour palette.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Macneil see:

• Richard Macneil, 1958 | Cityscape painter🎨.

Egisto Ferroni | Genre painter

Egisto Ferroni (14 December 1835 - 25 May 1912) was an Italian painter, depicting pastoral, rural and genre subjects.

He was born in Lastra a Signa near Florence in Tuscany, Italy.

François Gall (1912-1987) | Ballet dancers

Hungarian by birth - born in Kolozsvar in the former region of Transylvania - François Gall (1912-1987) became an impressionist painter🎨 in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936.

He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome while working to secure a living.

The artist participated in various Salon exhibitions in Paris.

Support came in 1939 when the Hungarian government awarded🎨 Gall with a scholarship. Received the Medaille🎨 de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris in 1974.

Appointed Chevalier dans l’Odre des Arts des Lettres in 1976.

In 1963, he was honored with the Francis Smith Prize🎨.