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Ivan Aivazovsky
July 29, 1817 C May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings.Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, to a poor Armenian family. His parents family name was Aivazian. Some of artist's paintings bear a signature, in Armenian letters, "Hovhannes Aivazian" (Յովհաննէս Այվազեան). His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium ??1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, from which he graduated with the gold medal. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before traveling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy.
In 1845, Aivazovsky went to Istanbul upon the invitation of Sultan Abdelmecid, a city he was to travel to eight times between 1845-1890.
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Painting ID:: 79792
Loading Provisions off the Crimean Coast
Oil on canvas, 30 x 45.5 cm
Date 1876(1876)
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Painting ID:: 79794
Frozen Bosphorus Under Snow
Oil on canvas, 80 x 130 cm
Date 1874(1874)
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Painting ID:: 79795
Exploding Ship
Oil on canvas, 67 x 96.5 cm
Date 1900(1900)
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Painting ID:: 79796
The Russian Squadron on the Sebastopol Roads
Oil on canvas, 121 x 191 cm
Date 1846(1846)
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Painting ID:: 79801
Ox Cart Crossing a Flooded Plain
Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 105.5 cm
Date 1897(1897)
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Ivan Aivazovsky
July 29, 1817 C May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings.Aivazovsky was born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, to a poor Armenian family. His parents family name was Aivazian. Some of artist's paintings bear a signature, in Armenian letters, "Hovhannes Aivazian" (Յովհաննէս Այվազեան). His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium ??1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, from which he graduated with the gold medal. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before traveling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy.
In 1845, Aivazovsky went to Istanbul upon the invitation of Sultan Abdelmecid, a city he was to travel to eight times between 1845-1890.
. Related Artists to Ivan Aivazovsky: | Jan Cossiers | Josefina Holmlund | Francois-Andre Vincent | Woolner, Thomas | LORENZO DI CREDI |
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