Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (July 29, 1817 – May 5, 1900) was a world-famous Russian painter of Armenian descent, working and living in Crimea. More than half of his paintings were of seascapes, for which he was most famous for. He is often regarded as one of the best seascape painters in all of history. Learn more »

Famous Paintings by Ivan Aivazovsky

The Ninth Wave, 1850	Russian-Turkish Sea Battle of Sinop on 18th November 1853, 1853	Shipwreck, 1854
View of Tiflis, 1868	On the Storm, 1872	Battle of Chesma, 1886
Portrait of Loris-Melikov, 1888