AIVAZOVSKY, Ivan Konstantinovich
(b. 1817, Feodosiya, d. 1900, Feodosiya)

A Strong Wind

1856
Pencil and gouache on paper, 230 x 327 mm
Private collection

In this picture the scene is one of violence, of the potential power and danger of the sea. Despite the apparent calm of the water, the darkened sky and faint outline of the ship foretells a storm.

The picture is signed and dated lower right: Aivasovsky 1856.




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