Date: 1876
Technique: Oil on panel, 22 x 17 cm
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5/6/19
4/5/19
Ivan Aivazovsky, Moonlit Seascape With Shipwreck
Date: 1863
Technique: Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 59.1 cm
6/28/17
1/13/17
Ivan Aivazovsky, Ships in the Stillness of the Night
Technique: Oil on canvas, 35 x 54 cm
12/18/16
12/15/15
Ivan Aivazovsky, The Ninth Wave (Девятый вал)
Date: 1850
Technique: Oil on canvas, 2210 x 3320 mm
The titles refer to the nautical tradition that waves grow larger and larger in a series up to the largest wave, the ninth wave, at which point the series starts again.
It depicts a sea after a night storm and people facing death attempting to save themselves by clinging to debris from a wrecked ship. The painting has warm tones, which reduce the sea's apparent menacing overtones and a chance for the people to survive seems plausible. This painting shows the destructive side, and beauty of nature.
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