Tag: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

While stormy seas, sinking ships and survivors in lifeboats are common themes in Aivazovsky’s work, the absence of horizon and sky in this painting is very unusual. The tightly cropped composition draws the viewer in and increases the drama of the scene, further enhanced by the striking reflection of light on the waves. The unusual…

  Helmsman at the wheel with other people pleading for help in the stormy waves. The scene increased by the tilt of the ship’s deck, with a view of the dangerous rushing waves in the background. The dramatic happenings in the night moonlight, which makes the spray light up. More on this painting Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky…