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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent, most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his paintings. Brother of Armenian Catholic bishop Gabriel Aivazian, born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, he spent his childhood in poverty. His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simpheropol gymnasium and later the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he graduated with the gold medal. In 1838 he was sent to the Crimea for two years for independent study where he painted the beautiful works Seashore and Moon over Gurzuf. In 1840 he went abroad, returning only in 1844. He was accorded the title of academician and tasked with painting all the major Russian military ports on the Baltic Sea. In the 1840s during his stay in Italy Aivazovsky's painting gained its own individual style, and by 1850 his art was fully mature. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy. He was also commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan to paint various artworks which are still hang in Turkish museums. His work also hangs in the most renowned museums throughout the world, including New York's Metropolitan Museum and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. With funds earned during his successful career as an artist he opened an art school and gallery in his home town of Feodosiya. Aivazovsky himself was accomplished in many areas, played the violin, was an architect, and dabbled in archeology
Due to his long life in art, Aivazovsky became the most prolific Russian painter of his day and he left over 6000 works at his death in 1900. He is reputed to be a favorite among forgers. On May 1, 2003, a 3.5 m tall bronze statue of Ayvazovsky was unveiled near the Yerevan chamber music hall in the Armenian capital, created by the sculptor Yuri Petrosyan. (Armeniapedia)
Aivazovsky portrait by Tyranov
A storm off the coast of Nice (1885)
A Storm - 1854 The State Russian Museum - Saint Petersburg
A storm off the coast of Odessa (1898)
Crash (Shipwreck)1876 Aivazovsky National Art Gallery Feodosiya, Ukraine
Aivazovsky's painting of his second wife Anna Burnazian (1882)
Teenager portraitNational Gallery of Armenia
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice 1847
American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar (1873)
Stormy Sea National Gallery of Armenia
Among the waves
1898The Aivazovsky
Art Gallery, Feodosia,
Ukraine
Battle of Çesme at Night1848The Aivazovsky Art Gallery, Feodosia, Ukraine
Battle of Navarino 1848
Before the storm,Feodosia 1850Presidential Palace Armenia
Boat Ride by Kumkapi in Constantinople 1846Peterhof Palace Museums, Saint Petersburg
Bracing The Waves1890
Brig Mercury Attacked by Two Turkish Ships (1892) Theodosia Art Gallery, Crimea
Chaos (The Creation) 1841Museo Armeno, Venice, Italy
Tower shipwreck
1847
Christopher Columbus 1880Art Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan
Constantinople, la mosquée de Top-Kahné 1884Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest
Yerevan, Aivazovsky’s statue by the sculptor Yuri Petrosyan
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Descent of Noah from Ararat (1889), National Gallery of Armenia
Fishermen on the seashore, 1852.
Yerevan, National Gallery of Armenia
Gregory the Illuminator The Baptism of the
Armenian People 1892
Aivazovsky National Art Gallery
Mkrtich Khrimian near
Echmiadzin 1895
Aivazovsky National Art
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Decuman Wave 1850State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Ship Twelve Apostles 1897 Theodosia Art Gallery, Crimea
Moscow in Winter from the Sparrow
Hills
Ship in a Stormy Sea off the Coast 1895
View Of The Ayu Dag Crimea 1868
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The Disembarkation of Christopher Columbus with
Companions on Three Launches, on Friday
12th October 1492, at Sunrise
1892
Flock of sheep with herdsmen, sunset1860-70
Byron in
Venice
Galerie Köller, Zürich
Pushkins Farewell
to the Sea 1887
The Central
Pushkin Museum, Pushkin,
Russia
View of Yalta 1895
Battle of Vyborg Bay June 25th
1790 1846
Breakers on the Crimean Coast. 1892
Yerevan, Aivazovsky’s statue by the sculptor Yuri Petrosyan
Stormy Sea 1868The Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow, Russia
Constantinople by Moonlight 1846
Malta Valetta Harbour 1844 The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Reval (heute Tallinn) in Estland1845 Galerie Koller Zürich
Odessa by Moonlight (Moon over Odessa) 1846 Regional Art Museum, Kaluga
On the Island of Crete 1867The Aivazovsky Art Gallery, Feodosia, Ukraine
Sailing ship 1870
Seashore Calm 1843
The Battle in the Chios Channel 1848
Storm 1886
The Leander tower in Constantinople 1848Tretyakov Gallery
Storm, 1851 Saint Petersburg, State Russian Museum
The Landing of Subashi 1839
The Rainbow, 1873The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
The Black Sea 1881The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
The Great Roads at Kronstadt. 1836The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
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The Sea Koktebel 1853Aivazovsky National Art Gallery,
Feodosiya, Ukraine
View of Tiflis 1868
Towers on the Rock Near Bosporus 1859
Moonlit Night in Constantinople in 1862
Chumaks in Little
Russia
View of Kerch 1839
Jesus walking on water
1888
Jesus walking on water
1890
Lake Maggiore in the Evening
1892
The Galata Tower by Moonlight 1845
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The brig Mercury
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Shipwreck survivors 1886 Presidential Palace Armenia
Storm rocky shores 1875 Presidential Palace Armenia
The Bay of Naples on misty morning1874
Niagara falls 1893National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Night at Gurzof 1891 Stormy Sea in Night 1849
Sea coast at night. Near the beacon 1837Aivazovsky National Art Gallery
Passage of the Jews through the Red Sea 1891
Sea hurricane, 1850. Yerevan, Presidential Palace Armenia
Moonlight Presidential Palace Armenia
Stormy Sea in Night 1849 Storm on the Sea 1894
The Crimean landscape. Gurzufe Night 1865
Then he came down from Mount Ararat 1889
Seascape with a steamer 1886
Ship Paris, 1854 Saint PetersburgCentral Naval Museum
Shipwreck survivors 1844
Storm on the sea, 1850Yerevan, National
Gallery of Armenia
Storm 1851
Loading Provisions off the Crimean Coast
Ice on Dnipro
Ships in a Storm
View of St. Petersburg 1888
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