ARTIST OF THE WEEK: 14. IVAN AIVAZOVSKY

Name: Ivan Aivazovsky

Born: 29 July 1817, Feodosia, Russian Empire

Died: 2 May 1900, Feodosia, Russian Empire

Active Years: 1835 - 1899

Nationality: Russian, Armenian

Art Movement: Late Romanticism

Field: Painting, drawing

Influenced by: Maksim Vorobyov

Influenced on: Arkhip Kuindzhi, Lev Lagorio, Mikhail Latri, Aleksey Ganzen

Ivan Aivazovsky was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. He was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there.

Following his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Aivazovsky traveled to Europe and lived briefly in Italy in the early 1840s. He then returned to Russia and was appointed the main painter of the Russian Navy. Aivazovsky had close ties with the military and political elite of the Russian Empire.

One of the most prominent Russian artists of his time, Aivazovsky was also popular outside Russia. He held numerous solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States. During his almost 60-year career, he created around 6,000 paintings, making him one of the most prolific artists of his time. The vast majority of his works are seascapes, but he often depicted battle scenes, Armenian themes, and portraiture. Most of Aivazovsky's works are kept in Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian museums as well as private collections.

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