Aivazovsky

by Nikolai Novouspensky

The seascapes of Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) made his name in Russia, his native country where he was a painter of the court of Nicholas I, yet his fame barely extended beyond these borders. Master of the Sublime, he made the ocean the principal subject of his work. Sometimes wild and raging, sometimes calm and peaceful, the life of the ocean is composed of as many allegories as the human condition. Like Turner, whom he knew and whose art he admired, he never painted outside in nature, nor did he make preliminary sketches; his paintings were the fruit of his exceptional memory. With more than 6,000 canvasses, Aivazovsky was one of the most prolific painters of his time.

Genres: Art

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Vintagebooklvr · Rating 5 out of 5]

The paintings are beautiful and all in color.

[Michael Heath-Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book on quite a good Russian artist from the 1800 creating paintings of seascapes in the Black Sea and some rather exotic destinations around the Mediterranean.