Ivan Aivazovsky

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Russian | 1817 - 1900

Ivan Aivazovsky was a Russian 19th Century painter who was born in 1817. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The State Russian Museum have featured Ivan Aivazovsky's work in the past.Ivan Aivazovsky's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 33 USD to 5,342,252 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,342,252 USD for American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar, sold at Christie's London in 2007. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 175,977 USD.Ivan Aivazovsky has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in October 2025. The artist died in 1900.

Artist's alternative names: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky, Ivan Constantinovich Ajwasowski, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivasowski, Ivan Konstantinovich Ayvazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovisch Ajvasovski, Iwan Konstaninowitsch Aivazovsky, Iwan Konstantinowicz Ajwazowski

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Marine Scene

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View of Constantinople - Ivan Aivazovsky

View of Constantinople ,1852

By Ivan Aivazovsky

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THE BAY OF NAPLES

By Ivan Aivazovsky

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American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar - Ivan Aivazovsky

American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar ,1873

By Ivan Aivazovsky

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Painting ,1890

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Feodosia with a view of the Genoese Tower

By Ivan Aivazovsky

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NÄCHTLICHE MONDSCHEINSZENE MIT BELEUCHTETEN SCHIFFEN - Ivan Aivazovsky

NÄCHTLICHE MONDSCHEINSZENE MIT BELEUCHTETEN SCHIFFEN ,1817

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Current Exhibitions

Aivazovsky

National Gallery of Armenia

Yerevan | Armenia

22 Jun, 2023 - 31 Dec, 2025

Past Exhibitions

Oh, My Sea, My Sea! The Power of Water in Russian Art from the 18th to 20th Centuries

The State Russian Museum

St. Petersburg | Russia

26 Jul, 2025 - 27 Oct, 2025

鈥淗e Conquered Both Time and Space...鈥� 225th Anniversary of Alexander Pushkin鈥檚 Birth

The State Russian Museum

St. Petersburg | Russia

07 Jun, 2024 - 25 Jan, 2025

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A rediscovered contemporary of Rembrandt sells for more than 30 times its estimate

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鈥� ..For Aivazovsky, it is the ocean that nourishes all life, but which possesses cataclysmic power... 鈥�
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Bank Austria Kunstforum

鈥� ..Aivazovsky dashed light, water and air at a helter-skelter work tempo onto large-format canvases... 鈥�
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Bank Austria Kunstforum

鈥� .. Aivazovsky鈥檚 skill to depict such elusive things as water and light shows author鈥檚 in-depth interest in the research of natural phenomenon, his remarkable memory and perfected painting technique... 鈥�
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Art Museum Riga Bourse, LNMA

鈥� ..Sunrise, sunset, when the sun is at its zenith, diffused light of an afternoon, moonlight 鈥� these varied metamorphosis of light fill Aivazovsky鈥檚 paintings with particular colouristic refinement and nuances... 鈥�
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Art Museum Riga Bourse, LNMA

鈥� ..Aivazovsky was born in the port of Feodosia (today the Ukraine) on the Crimean peninsula... 鈥�
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Bank Austria Kunstforum

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