Alexander Vladimirovich Makovsky

CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ~ EVENING

Evening Jakub Schikaneder – circa 1900  “I love to watch the fine mist of the night come on, The windows

ALAIN DE BOTTON ~ A BLEND OF JOY AND MELANCHOLY

“Our sadness won’t be of the searing kind but more like a blend of joy and melancholy: joy at the

MARIE KONSTANTINOWNA BASHKIRTSEFF ~ IMAGINATION

“If we look closely, most things in this world are the results of imagination.” Maria Konstantinowna Bashkirtseff (1858-1884) The Umbrella