BOOKS - Ivan Aivazovsky and the Russian Painters of Water (Russian art - Best of)
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Ivan Aivazovsky and the Russian Painters of Water (Russian art - Best of)
Author: Victoria Charles
Year: April 11, 2018
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 27 MB
Language: English
Year: April 11, 2018
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 27 MB
Language: English
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; hispaintings were the fruit of his exceptional memory. With more than 6,000 canvasses, Aivazovsky was one of the most prolific painters of his time.