Limons by A.Yakovkev - A painting of two lemons on a table

A. E. Yakovlev was (1887—1938) the son of a naval officer. He received his artistic education in St. Petersburg Academy of arts (1905-13), in the Studio of D. N. Kardovsky, pay special attention to the training pattern. Even then, Yakovlev became interested in drawing and began working in the art magazines of those years as a graphic artist. His drawings appeared in "Apollo", he drew a lot for the "Satyricon" and then for "New Satyricon" and "Fields". The artist before, since 1909, began to participate in exhibitions. His large group portrait of "Academic dacha", shown at the Baltic exhibition in 1912 in Malmo (Sweden), received positive response A. N. Benoit