The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky
The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky
The Ninth Wave (1850)
Ivan Aivazovsky | Romanticism | Oil on canvas
Survivors cling to a piece of wreckage as a giant golden-green wave rises above them. But the warm, glowing light gives hope that they might make it!
Did you know? Aivazovsky didn't paint the sea while looking at it. He painted from memory, far away from the shore, and he made around 6,000 paintings in his long career!
Original held at State Russian Museum
Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.
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