Aivazovsky paintings biography

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, he was born on a fine summer day in the Armenian family of Konstantin Aivazovsky. And they called him Ovanes-Ivan in Russian. The boy’s childhood passed in poverty - his father ruined. However, the boy’s abilities were noticed early. He took a piece of coal and began to draw on the white wall of his house a proudly floating ship. Father saw these drawings and did not scold him behind the smeared wall, but gave paper, pencils and said “draw”.

And he drew completely selflessly. The young artist was simply lucky - he met a philanthropist, architect Koch. Having appreciated his talent, Koch began to teach the boy the perspective, drawing, gave him the necessary materials. Then, the mayor of Feodosia Koznacheev gets acquainted with the works of Aivazovsky and sends them to St. Petersburg with a petition for the adoption of a young man to the Academy of Arts.

And in the city of Ivan, the President of the Academy Olenin enters the class of Professor M. Aivazovsky to write the landscape of the sea for the traditional academic exhibition. The student did a brilliantly with the task, creating the canvas "Air Study above the sea." In the year, he writes “Shtil in the Gulf of Finland” and “Big raid in Kronstadt”, for which a large gold medal and the title of artist were awarded.

The Academy Council decides to straighten Aivazovsky abroad to study classical examples of European art.

Naturally, it was Italy. Venice simply struck him. Aivazovsky diligently copies the classics, contemplates the beauty of Italian cities and Italian painting. Naples, Bays, Vesuvius. He will everywhere exhibit his paintings and be successful everywhere. At this time, his canvases “Landing N. In the year, he was invited to the Paris exhibition - to the glorious Louvre. The success was complete.

And then numerous travels began. And everywhere he draws, draws. In the year in Amsterdam, a twenty -seven -year -old Russian artist Aivazovsky is chosen a member of the Amsterdam Academy of Arts. He returns to his homeland in a laurel wreath of European glory. And in the year, Aivazovsky received the title of academician and was assigned to the Main Sea Staff in the rank of “first painter” with the right to wear the uniform of the Maritime Ministry.

He is instructed to write the views of Russian ports - Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Revel, Peterhof, Gangut ... The capital's life and vanity distracted the artist from business. He decided to leave for Crimea, to Feodosia. In the year, he writes his famous painting "Ninth Val." Everyone knows her - the wild bulk of the waves and a tiny group of people who suffer a shipwreck remember her.

The strength of a weak man is opposed by the power of violent elements. He writes paintings dedicated to the legendary victories of Russian ships. All of them glorified the Russian fleet. In the year, at the Paris exhibition “Four Roadows of Russia”, Aivazovsky received the Order of the Legion of Honor. Over his life, Aivazovsky held more exhibitions, leaving us a whole "encyclopedia of the sea." In the year, the artist celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of life in art.

He was one of the first to conduct art exhibitions in the province before the Wanderers. He opened the first art school and a picture gallery in Feodosia at his own expense. Why have Ivazovsky’s paintings have always been and remain so popular? It is possible that the answer will be only one - the artist loved the beauty of nature and could convey it on canvas. He seemed to communicate with the sea and taught this communication others.

Ninth shaft.