Aivazovsky - famous and unknown - this is how he appears in a book written by Armenian art critic Minas Sargsyan. Published in 1990 in Yerevan, this study is first published in Russian. The detailed biography of the artist is written on the basis of unique materials preserved in the archives and libraries of Russia, Armenia, the USA and Europe. The publication is supplemented with rich illustrative material: rare photographs and little-known works from private collections are reproduced and exhibited in recent years at Sotheby's auctions. A detailed name index is published in the application.