Ivan Aivazovsky
1817–1900 · Russian · 32 artworks
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artist bio
Ivan Aivazovsky was a prominent Russian Romantic painter, celebrated for his dramatic seascapes. He captured the power and beauty of the sea with exceptional skill, becoming one of the most prolific and successful artists of his time.
what you'll learn
Studying Aivazovsky's work allows students to explore the Romantic fascination with nature's sublime power, and to understand techniques for rendering light and atmosphere in seascapes. Students can learn about color mixing, layering, and brushwork to create realistic and dramatic depictions of water and sky.
related: Caspar David Friedrich, Thomas Cole
32 artworks
Darial Gorge
1862
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The Bay of Naples at moonlight night. Vesuvius
1870
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Crete
1897
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Windmills in the Ukrainian steppe at sunset
1862
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Moonrise over Ayu Dag
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Tower. Shipwreck
1847
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Lunar night on Capri
1841
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During the harvest in Ukraine
1883
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Night in the Crimea. View of Ayu-Dag
1850
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Pushkin and Raevskaya in Gurzuf
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The Acropolis of Athens
1883
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Sea coast. Farewell
1868
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Seascape with Moon
1849
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Moonlit night near Yalta
1863
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View of Odessa on a Moonlit Night
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The Bay of Naples at night
1895
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The Bay of Naples at moonlight night
1842
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Sunset. Mill
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View of seaside town in the evening with a lighthouse
1870
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View of Amalfi
1865
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Sea view by Moonlight
1878
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The pier in Feodosia
1840
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The Bay of Naples early in the morning
1897
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Icebergs in the Atlantic
1870
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View of the sea at night
1873
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Tempest. Sunset
1856
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View of Yalta
1867
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Wave
1895
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Shepherds with their Flock at Sunset
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The Galata Tower by Moonlight
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Iew of the Caucasus with Mount Kazbek in the Distance
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Field. Sunset
1861
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