Ivan Aivazovsky I have been to many museums

Ivan Aivazovsky

� I have been to many museums and galleries where there were art exhibitions. In my opinion, Ivan Aivazovsky is a great artist and his paintings are wonderful. He is a seascape painter, which means that most of his works were sea landscape. He is also considered to be one of the greatest seascape artists of all times. The Ninth Wave

� Aivazovsky was born July 29 1817 in Crimea where he spent most if his life. This might be the reason why he chose to draw sea scenery. Crimea is washed by two seas: the Black Sea and the Azov Sea. So, these landscapes were native to him. Among waves

� Aivazovsky studied at the gymnasium. He studied with a famous landscape painter, teacher Maxim Vorobiev. Ships in the roadstead

� I think he was very gifted to draw such pictures. The majority of his works are placed in the Museum of Aivazovsky in his home town Feodosiya. His famous pictures are kept in Tretyakov Gallery. Artist died 2 may 1900 in his native place, in Feodosiya. A lunar night in the Constantinople

� Aivazovsky produced about 6000 paintings, depicting mainly scenes on the Black Sea and turbulent seascapes. He also painted sea battles and Ukraine landscapes. Winter Scene In Ukraine

� He dedicated many of his works to the struggle between the people and the sea. He showed strong will and courage of those people and the power of the sea. Wedding In Ukraine

Shipping off the rock of Gibraltar

Sunrise on the coast of Yalta