
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Painting Reproductions Gallery 6 of 16
1817-1900Armenian (active in Russia) Romantic Painter
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский, Armenian: Hovhannes Aivazovsky July 29, 1817 - 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". His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simferopol gymnasium №1 and later the St.Petersburg Academy of Arts, 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 Abdulmecid, a city he was to travel to eight times between 1845-1890. During his long sojourn in Istanbul, Aivazovsky was commissioned for a number of paintings as a court painter by the Ottoman Sultans Abdulmecid, Abdulaziz and Abdulhamid, 30 of which are currently on display in the Ottoman Imperial Palace, the Dolmabahce Museum and many others at various other museums in Turkey.
Due to his long life in art, Aivazovsky became the most prolific Russian painter of his days. He left over 6,000 works at his death in 1900. With funds earned during his successful career as an artist he opened an art school and gallery in his home town of Feodosiya.
Aivazovsky's works have been auctioned for as much as $3,200,000, and his international reputation continues to grow. He is also said to be the most forged of all Russian painters.
378 Paintings of Aivazovsky
Central Naval Museum St. Petersburg Russia
Russian-Turkish Sea Battle of Sinop on 18th ...
$1467
$48.70
The Kadriorg Art Museum Tallinn Estonia
Tallinn Harbour
$900
$48.70
State Russian Museum St. Petersburg Russia
Moon Night
$656
$48.70
Private Collection
The Shipwreck
$1060
$48.70
Private Collection
Shipwreck on a Stormy Morning
$887
$61.22
Private Collection
Ships in a Storm
$902
$48.70
Private Collection
Shipwreck at Sunset
$1032
$71.43
Private Collection
Shipwreck
$805
$48.70
Private Collection
Ship in a Stormy Sea off the Coast
$912
$48.70
Private Collection
Rough Sea off a Rocky Coast
$808
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Private Collection
Rescue at Sea
$968
$58.10
Private Collection
Rescue at Sea off a Mountainous Coast
$884
$48.70
Private Collection
Ship in a Stormy Sea
$851
$48.70
Private Collection
Ship in a Stormy Sea
$836
$48.70
Monastery of Saint Lazarus Venice Italy
Shipwreck on the Black Sea
$848
$48.70
Monastery of Saint Lazarus Venice Italy
Survivors
$805
$48.70
Private Collection
Searching for Survivors
$821
$48.70
Private Collection
View of the Coast at Feodosia
$968
$48.70
Private Collection
Sunset at Sea off Ayu Dag, Crimea
$766
$48.70
Private Collection
Sea off the Cliffs
$390
$48.70
State Russian Museum St. Petersburg Russia
View of Odessa on a Moonlit Evening
$1262
$48.70
Private Collection
Peasants Returning from the Fields at Sunset
$741
$48.70
The State Museum of Fine Arts of Republic Tatarstan Kazan Russia
Gondolier at Sea by Night
$938
$48.70
State Russian Museum St. Petersburg Russia
Calm
$377
$48.70