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; ...
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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; his paintings were the fruit of his exceptional memory. With more than 6,000 canvasses, Aivazovsky was one of the most prolific painters of his time.
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Add this copy of Aivazovsky to cart. $25.54, very good condition, Sold by Anthony C. Hall rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Isleworth, MIDDX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980.
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Ivan Aivazovsky. Fine in very good(+) jacket. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions. 171 pages. Folio, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. Bournemouth: Parkstone Aurora, (1995). A fine copy in a very good dust(+) wrapper, light scuffing along edges.
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Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 4to, color illustrated cover, DJ is lightly rubbed, an art monograph on the Paintings of Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, well illustrated with color plates, chronology, list of exibitions, 171 pages.
Add this copy of Aivazovsky to cart. $133.99, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1983 by Aurora Art Publishers.
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Fair. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean pages, but front and spine cover has part of their upper layer damaged by worms. With Dust Cover (DC has a small hole). Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Add this copy of Aivazovsky (Great Painters) to cart. $222.71, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by UNKNO.
