Ivan Aivazovsky

Academic Classicism

Aivazovsky Paintings 1817 - 1900 Russia, Academic Classicism

The Sea, 1864

Oil on canvas

National Tretyak Gallery, Moscow

Sea Landscapes

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OIL PAINTING: The Sea, 1864
Despite a close relationship with Russian and European arts and culture, the Armenian art did not reach its highest level, glory, fame and did not gain an international recognition in the world art communities until Aivazovsky began to capture the beauty, secrets, mysteries, tales, waves, hopes, adventures, soul and spirit of the sea, its people, its maritime battles and ships on hundreds of his majestic paintings. Aivazovsky was the master and confident of the seascape, its depth with all its colors, frightening and friendly waves flirting on the shores or destroying ships and enemies vessels. No doubt, no painter in the eastern and western hemisphere (up to now) could rival Aivazovsky's artistic genius and knowledge of the sea.