IVAN
AIVAZOVSKY
By Aman
H I S FO R M O F AR T:
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (29
J u l y, 1 8 1 7 – 2 M a y , 1 9 0 0 ) w a s a n
Mediums used: Oil painting, drawings and sketches
Armenian-Russian painter who is
Genres and Styles: Seascapes, maritime art/painting, religious
considered as one of the greatest
painting, romantic painting, landscapes.
experts of marine art.
After finishing his education from
Themes and conventions: Seascapes, Naval battle w aves,
C o a s t a l S c e n e r y, O c e a n Wa v e s .
Imperial Academy of Arts, he later
travelled to Europe and lived
concisely in Italy during the 1840s.
He returned to Russia and was
designated as the main painter of
t h e R u s s i a n N a v y.
He held several solo exhibitions in
Europe and the US. During his 60 year-old career he created around
6000 paintings.
MORE ABOUT IVAN AIVAZOVSKY
I v a n Ai v a z o v s k y h a d g o o d t i e s w i t h t h e m i l i t a r y a n d t h e p o l i t i c a l
elites of the Russian Empire. He has three nationalities:
Ar m e n i a , R u s s i a n a n d U k r a i n i a n .
The Ninth Wave
The Black Sea
Shipwreck
Battle of Cesme at
Night
View of Tiflis
Between the Waves